Here I Am. Send Me.
One Year Bible (Sep. 10)
Isaiah 6:1-7:25
Here I am. Send me.
“I see the Lord seated on the throne exalted. And the train of His robe fills the temple with glory. And the whole earth is filled. And the whole earth is filled. And the whole earth is filled with HIS glory.”
(I See The Lord, Chris Falson)
I can remember leading this worship song and the feeling that came over the entire room as we sang these words together. It left us in awe. These words are taken directly from scripture and from the experience of one man in scripture, Isaiah.
Perhaps you remember reading how some questioned if it is possible for Isaiah to have written the entire book of Isaiah because he writes about things that have not happened yet. How can this possibly be, they ask?
“These are the VISIONS that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah…” (1:1)
Not only did he have VISIONS about the nation of Judah, but he was selected to bring them a message because of HIS special encounter with the Lord of Hosts.
What are his qualifications for bringing Judgement and hope to the nation of Judah?
How can Isaiah tell messages of a Messiah that will come long after his time?
He is shown a VISION of God that we can only read about in the book of Revelation and the two pictures match exactly!
Let’s look at his extraordinary encounter with God that tells us who this man Isaiah really is and what his calling entails…
Daybreak. Devastation. Duty. Deliverance.
These are a few words that describe this angelic encounter.
The Hebrew word used here describes the symbolic light such as Daybreak. God is clothed in light, honor, majesty, splendor, and glory. It is beyond any kind of light that a human can imagine. In HIM is NO darkness at all.
He is surrounded by Heaven’s armies of angels called seraphim and their description matches the description given in the book of Revelation.
Are they stuttering or repeating when they say, “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, is the Lord?
This threefold repetition of God’s holiness is called the trihagion… God in three persons.
Father, Son. Holy Spirit. The words “shaken” and “smoke” symbolizes God’s holiness as it relates to His wrath and judgment.
Thus, Isaiah is DEVASTATED! How can a human, unholy man be in the presence of this kind of brightness and not be “Incinerated”? Notice, that the “heat” of coal is used to touch him to clean him, but not to harm him.
Who will God call to a “Duty” to preach JUDGMENT and DELIVERANCE to HIS people?
Let’s take a close look at God’s sovereign call in the life of Isaiah through this vision.
This vivid, lifechanging, heavenly encounter brought: (6:1-8)
CONVICTION
CLEANSING
CALLING
COMMISSIONING
COMMITMENT
How do most churches hire their pastors today?
Most ask for a list of college degrees. In recent years they often want you to have a Master’s degree. Some are so bold to ask if you have ever drank any wine. If so, and you have no Master’s that is strike two. If you have ever sinned that is strike three and they aren’t “taking you out to the ol’ ballgame”.
I understand the need for integrity, character, and morality. But, what about Conviction, Cleansing, Calling, Commissioning, and Commitment?
God’s calling was to humble Isaiah by having him put his eyes on his HOLY, HOLY, HOLY sovereignty. Isaiah was not to take a program or pazazz to the people of Israel. He was to KNOW the PERSON… that knowing humbled him to his core and helped him to speak the truth that God was calling him to share.
When we join the worship of God where are our eyes directed?
Our calling will be determined by the direction of our View.
“Holy, Holy, Holy. Holy is the Lord.”
How is your view of yourself altered now?
Here am I. Send imperfect, undone, cleansed me.
