Silent Corruption notes from Isaiah 6.pptx

LORD I WILL GO, RENEW ME
Pastor Simbaya Bright Edgar

I SAW THE LORD
This chapter begins with the funeral message
of the death of King Uzziah. We may do well
to discuss Uzziah whose death permits Isaiah
to see the Lord. Uzziah became King at the
age of sixteen after the death of his father
Amaziah and reigned for fifty-two years. He
restored Judah to its lost glory.

KING UZZIAH'S CV
He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh just as his father did ( Who
was his father?).
He sought the LORD and God prospered him.
He conquered all nations around Judah and they paid tribute to Judah.
He dug wells for his livestock because he kept a lot of animals.
He was also a commercial grower of crops.
Under his rule Judah was safe and carefree.
But when he became very prosperous, he decided to go into the temple to
burn incense on the altar which was a preserve of the priests.
Always remember this friends, no matter how powerful, educated or rich
you become in this world, have limits. Know where to exercise your
authority and it's boundaries!!
Azariah the high priest, together with eighty other priests, tried to stop
the king but he refused and was struck by leprosy and later died (2
Chronicles 26).

His death was a big blow to Judah. Her safety and security were
trembling in a balance. The peace, ease, security and prosperity of
Judah during Uzziah's reign had reduced Judah's dependence on
God among the people. Peace and prosperity usually bred apostasy
in Israel( oftentimes when we're at peace and we're doing well our
dependence on God leaves us)
Isaiah is believed to have been a member of the royal family. The
rabbis of the Talmud suggested that Amoz, the father of Isaiah, was
the brother of Amaziah, King of Judah before Uzziah.
So Isaiah wants to know the fate of Judah now that its protector
and benefactor had died. He goes to the temple to inquire of the
LORD.

The Lord enables Isaiah to see Him seated on His universal throne.
The message of this scene is simple. God was communicating to
Judah that her everlasting peace, prosperity and security did not
reside in a mortal being but in the Eternal God Himself. Even after
the death of Uzziah, Israel was safe because God was in control.
There are times that we become despondent because we have lost
a bread winner. But we must realize that God is in control of our
circumstances. Let us be encouraged by His position on the throne.
He is in charge of our lives. Our lives are not in the hands of our
parents, spouses, children, relatives, or governments but in God.
Take time to inquire of the LORD in the times of your trouble and
He will enable you to see Him still firmly in control. You are safe
with God. In a time of uncertainty, Isaiah chose to inquire of the
LORD. Of whom do you inquire in times of your perplexities? To
inquire of the Lord is a matter of choice.

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY!
And one cried to another and said: 'Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of
hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!' And the posts of the
door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the
house was filled with smoke." (Isaiah 6:3-4)

Isaiah is still focusing on the seraphim. In this passage he shares
what he heard. One cried to the other "Holy, holy, holy!" The basic
meaning of 'holy' is 'separate' or 'set aside.' Some bible scholars
have interpreted 'holy, holy, holy' to refer to the trinity.
Implying that the seraphim are addressing God the Father, God the
Son and God the Holy Spirit.
They are addressing each one of them because they are convinced
that they possess equal holiness. Others refer to it as the
superlative holiness of God.
According to this thought, the seraphim are emphasizing the
uniqueness and absoluteness of the holiness of God

In the New Testament John describes it this way: _"The four living
creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and
within. And they do not rest day and night, saying: 'Holy, holy, holy,
the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!'" (Revelation
4:8).
John brings out two very important details.
1. Firstly, he says that this cry is not intermittent but it is a cry that
continues day and night.
2. Secondly, the angels are talking about the God who is the same
yesterday, today and tomorrow.
That both the Old Testament and the New Testament describe the
same scene about God's holiness is evidence that the God of the Old
Testament is the same God of the New Testament.

From our point of view it is logical for one to conclude that it must
be boring for the seraphim and the four living creatures to be
saying, "Holy, holy, holy" throughout. But one thing is true. The
holiness of God cannot be fully comprehended by any created
being. As the seraphim and the four living creatures look upon God
with unveiled faces they see something about him moment by
moment which they have not seen before. The self-revelation of
God to them is progressive.
In short, as they respond, "holy" to the holiness they have seen
God reveals something more to them and again they shout, "Holy!"
Throughout eternity God continues to reveal something about
Himself which shows how separate He is from creatures that
compels the seraphim and the four living creatures to shout,
"Holy!"
No creature fallen or unfallen will ever come to comprehend the
fullness of the holiness of God.

Throughout eternity the saved will be learning about the holiness of
God and they will join the seraphim and the four living creatures to
shout, 'Holy" at every point of God's new self-revelation to them.
The knowledge of God is ever progressive.
If we focus on learning more about God in His Word daily we will
see more light about God shining on our pathway and we will
exclaim, "Holy" at every step of God's revelation.
The devil knows this fact this is why he tries to engross our minds
with useless things.
But we can choose to feed our minds with the Word of God
moment by moment to discover more about His holiness.

CONVICTED OF SIN
"So I said, 'Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of
unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
for my eyes have seen the the King, the LORD of hosts." (Isaiah
6:5).

This incident needs our attention.
Note this: Isaiah has not been told by anyone that he is undone.
Before seeing the throne of God, Isaiah had a different view of
himself.
Ellen G White says, _"Isaiah had denounced the sin of others; but
now he sees himself exposed to the same condemnation he had
pronounced upon them( you can not see your wretched condition
like Isaiah unless you have his experience) He had been satisfied
with a cold, lifeless ceremony in his worship of God. He had not
known this until the vision was given him of the Lord. How little
now appeared his wisdom and talents as he looked upon the
sacredness and majesty of the sanctuary. How unworthy he was!
how unfitted for sacred service! His view of himself might be
expressed in the language of the apostle Paul, “O wretched man
that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”
(Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary Vol. 4. Page 1139.1

THE HOLIER THAN OTHERS MOTIF
What made Isaiah esteem himself holier than others was because he was
comparing himself with other fallen men.
Paul says, _"We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some
who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves
and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise" (2 Corinthians
10:12).
In our time, those who esteem themselves to be holier than others feel so
because their focus is on fellow fallen humanity.
This kind of Christianity is dangerous because it makes us proud and holy in
our own eyes with no need to invite Christ in our lives.
We ave so many people who are like Isaiah before he saw the throne of
God, ( laymen, reformed church, even ourselves here)
The day we will concentrate on the holiness of God, we'll stop comparing
ourselves with others and we will realize how undone we are and that will
keep us humble.

If we keep looking at Jesus Christ He will reveal defects in our
attitudes, desires, thoughts, speeches and deeds on a daily basis
because sin has thrown us very far from what is expected of us.
When Peter came in contact with Jesus Christ, he realized on his
own that he was a sinner. Luke records the incident this way:
_"When Simon Peter saw this (the miracle of a large catch of fish),
he fell at Jesus' knees and said, 'Go away from me, Lord; I am a
sinful man!" (Luke 5:8).
If we choose to focus on Jesus Christ, we will not have time to
search for the faults in others because Jesus Christ will be revealing
more defects in our characters which will keep us confessing to God
and thus make us humble.
The work of the Holy Spirit is to present the spotless purity and
holiness of God before us in order to "convict (us) of guilt" (John
16:8).

THE TOUCH OF GRACE
"Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand,
which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched
my mouth and said, 'See, this has touched your lips, your guilt is
taken away and your sin atoned for." (Isaiah 6:6-7).

The scene of the holiness of God left Isaiah hopeless.
He was doomed to destruction.
He was sure that in his state then he was a candidate for hell. He
felt the horror of being a reject and he had no capacity to remedy
his plight.
Then God in His grace assigned one of the seraphs to touch his lips
with a live coal to purge away sin from him so that he can once
more be hopeful for salvation.
This touch of grace rekindled extinguished hope for salvation in
Isaiah.
This episode left his heart full of the joy of His salvation.

We learn something from Isaiah's experience.
Firstly, we learned that when we focus our attention on Jesus Christ
we will know ourselves as we are known by God.
We will actually realize how far we are from God.
Secondly, focusing on Jesus Christ will make us know the exact
defects in our character and confess accordingly.
The coming of one of the seraphs to purge away the sin of Isaiah is
confirmation that our confession to God will never fall on deaf ears.
The good news still stands: _"If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)._
Our confession is made possible by looking at Jesus' spotless purity.
And our forgiveness is dependent on our confession.

A RESPONSE OF GRATITUDE
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And
who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here am I. Send me!'" (Isaiah 6:8).

Isaiah first saw the holy throne of God.
Then he realized that he was undone and confessed his sin. Then
God rekindled hope in him by purging out his sin. Thereafter, God
called for a volunteer to carry out His mission. Based on the grace of
God and not his own righteousness, Isaiah volunteered to be sent.
The confidence of his response was based on his experience with
God. The God who was able to restore his joy of salvation was able
to forgive and cleanse others.
He is going not to proclaim his own holiness but the faithfulness,
righteousness, grace and salvation of God.
After being forgiven, Isaiah felt indebted to tell others about the
unprecedented goodness of God. His response was an expression of
his gratitude for what God had done for him.
You can not keep quiet about what Jesus Christ has done for you

Willingness to serve God is commensurate to the degree of one's
appreciation for what God has done for them.
The story of Mary Magdalene in the New Testament is a typical
example. She had been condemned to death by the self-righteous
Jews but she was delivered by the grace of Jesus (John 8:1-11).
Nothing was enough to thank Jesus. She had to empty her earnings
to try to reciprocate the love shown to her (John 12:1-3).
What Jesus had done for her also dispelled all fear. While the
disciples of Jesus Christ who were His daily companions in times of
ease disserted Him, Mary Magdalene was among the women who
escorted Jesus Christ to the cross and who later braved the danger of
confronting Roman guards as they intended to anoint the body of
Jesus Christ on Sunday morning (John 20:1).

We learn from both Isaiah and Mary Magdalene that those who
have experienced the salvation of God do not hesitate to be
involved in the LORD'S business.
Those who are shy to share the love of God are either those who
have not experienced it or who just do not appreciate it.
Involvement in God's work is a response of gratitude to God for
what He has done for you.
Reciprocating God's love for us is a matter of choice.

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