- 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!