Isaiah 6:2 (2/14/24)

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Isaiah 6:2 (2/14/24)

Six Wings

February 14, 2024 • Benham Brothers • Isaiah 6:2–3

- When things get bad, God is still in charge - He’s on the throne!

- Isaiah 6 is one of the best passages of Scripture to show that no matter how bad things get, God is still doing something!

- vs 2a - “In the year that King Uzziah died…”

- It was a bad time for Jews, because Uzziah was a great king.

- In that dark time, God gave Isaiah a vision!

- vs 2b - “…I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.”

- He saw God on the throne!

- His robe filled the Temple.

- This means His presence was everywhere!

- vs 3a - “Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying...”

- They were in a posture of worship to the Holy King.

- vs 3b - “…And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”

- Three times they said “holy, holy, holy,” which shows that Jesus is holy to the third power!

- Let’s think about the wings of these creatures.

- Two covered their faces.

- Two covered their feet.

- Two of them were used to fly.

- We can apply this to the way we live our lives:

- 1) We cover our face in reverence - this is all about the posture of your life.

- Are you reverent to God? Do you approach Him with holy awe?

- He is worthy of our honor and respect, reverencing even the very mention of His name.

- This is the best posture to have in your life.

- 2) We cover our feet in holiness - the wings covering the feet reminded me of when God told Moses to take off his sandals because the place he was standing was holy ground.

- To approach a holy God, we must be holy.

- To be holy means two things - set apart and devoted.

- We must be set apart from the world - we can’t blend in.

- And we must be fully devoted to God above all others.

- 3) We work with a heart of worship - the last two wings were used to keep the angels flying.

- This signifies the work we do with what God has given us.

- All of us have a work to do.

- When we work with a heart of reverence and holiness in worship to the Almighty God, He smiles at our effort and gives us His presence.

- Let’s apply this to our lives today!

Isaiah 1:10-15 (9/1/16)

September 1, 2016 • Benham Brothers

• Our nation is in trouble - we need a Solemn Assembly like 2 Chronicles 7:14. • But Isaiah 1 tells us that it will be useless if we don’t do something about the shedding of innocent blood. • The killing of kids in America is not “an” issue, it’s “THE” issue. • Everything hinges on bloodshed. • When God plans deliverance Satan plans destruction. • When God sent Moses Satan sought to “kill the kids.” • When God sent Jesus Satan sought to “kill the kids.” • Satan is killing the kids in America and the church, by-and-large, is having good church. • vs 11-12 - God doesn’t want us “doing” good church - He wants us “being the church. • His church is supposed to represent His truth at the gates of hell. • Question - if you were witnessing to someone and you looked over to notice a man about to hurt a little kid, what is your responsibility in that moment? • You can’t say, “That’s not my calling.” or “The gospel is more important.” • You have to DO SOMETHING about the kid.

Isaiah 1:15-17 (9/12/13)

September 12, 2013 • Benham Brothers

1 - Wash and make themselves clean 2 - Remove the evil 3 - Do good 4 - Seek justice 5 - Reprove the ruthless 6 - Defend the orphan 7 - Plead for the widow All of these steps go in order, so if you start reproving the ruthless (step 5) before you're washed clean then you will do it in the wrong spirit. You have to go in order!!! These steps will surely lead to success, as God defines success!

Isaiah 2:4 (9/30/21)

September 30, 2021 • Isaiah 2:3–5

* The Men of Issachar “understood the times” and knew what Israel should do. * In a time of crisis, the person who knows what to do will emerge the leader. * EX: Maintenance guy on 911 * Backstory - God sent prophets to warn His people to stay in line. * EX: Dad at men’s event - “would you mind talking to my boys?” * God sent a host of prophets who not only warned of judgment (Babylon) but gave them words of encouragement as well. * A prophet’s role: * They gave insight on what was coming and instruction on what to do. * Different times called for different messages. * The key was “understanding your times!” * In Joel 3:10 God was summoning the nations to battle - “Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears.” * The instruments of peace are made into implements of war. * The tools of the trade become weapons for the deliverance. * The lessons we learn and the skills we acquire by being in the workplace are what God uses as tools to extend His kingdom and weapons to defend His kingdom here on this earth. * Jesus recruited “workplace” guys to be His disciples. * Peter fished for fish to prepare him to fish for men (lights, not lures). * EX: Painter at men’s event. * In Isaiah 2:1-4 God sent a different message (referring to life in his Millenial kingdom). * We take comfort in the fact that this day is coming, where we no longer have to battle anymore but all we do is build! * But that’s not the case today!!! * Today is a day for NEHEMIAH! * In the time of Nehemiah, he arose a leader who equipped people with two things: * A trowel to work with. * A sword to fight with. * They were to BUILD and BATTLE!