TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022
TEXT: Isaiah
6:1-13
1. In
the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Master sitting on a throne- high,
exalted! – and the train of his robes filled the Temple.
2.
Angel-seraphs hovered above him, each with six wings. With two wings they
covered their faces, with two their feet, and with two they flew.
3. And
they called back and forth one to the other, Holy, Holy, Holy is
God-of-the-Angel-Armies. His bright glory fills the whole earth.
4. The
foundations trembled at the sound of the angel voices, and then the whole house
filled with smoke.
5. I
said, “Doom! It’s Doomsday! I’m as good as dead! Every word I’ve ever spoken is
tainted – blasphemous even! And the people I live with talk the same way, using
words that corrupt and desecrate. And here I’ve looked God in the face! The
King! God-of-the-Angel-Armies!”
6. The
one of the Angel-seraphs flew to me. He held a live coal that he had taken with
tongs from the altar.
7. He
touched my mouth with the coal and said, “Look. This coal has touched your
lips. Gone your guilt, your sins wiped out.”
8. And
then I heard the voice of the Master: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?”
I spoke up, “I’ll go. Send me!”
9. He
said, “Go and tell this people:” ’Listen hard, but you aren’t going to get it;
look hard, but you won’t catch on.’
10.
Make these people blockheads, with fingers in their ears and blindfolds on
their eyes, So they won’t see a thing, won’t hear a word, So they won’t have a
clue about what’s going on and, yes, so they won’t turn around and be made
whole.”
11.
Astonished, I said, “And Master, how long is this to go on?” He said, “Until
the cities are emptied out, not a soul left in the cities – Houses empty of
people, countryside empty of people.”
12.
Until I, God, get rid of everyone, sending them off, the land totally empty.
13. And
even if some should survive, say a tenth, the devastation will start up again.
The country will look like pine and oak forest with every tree cut down – Every
tree a stump, a huge field of stumps. But there’s a holy seed in those stumps.”
(The
Message Holy Bible)
TOPIC: ENCOUNTER
WITH GOD
Anyone who truly encounters
God will find it difficult to remain the same. The person will surely have a
deeper relationship with Him.
Isaiah said that he “saw”
the Lord when King Uzziah died. As a result, he saw angels praising God, saw
his own sinful nature, received forgiveness of his sins, responded to the call
of God, etc.
His encounter with God
brought him to the limelight because he obeyed Him. Only those who have
personally encountered Christ can be forgiven of their sins, know Him, relate
properly with Him and be His true witnesses.
QUESTION:
Have you been to this God for His cleansing power over your life?
PRAYER:
Gracious Father, please remove any obstacle that will hinder me from having an
encounter with You.
Remain
Blessed
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