VISION
OF GOD

God had planned a great task and a vital ministry for Isaiah. But as a young man involved in the court life of a successful king, he seemed satisfied with this world and with things as they were. We can say that Isaiah’s attention was too strongly focused on King Uzziah.

How was the Lord going to get Isaiah’s attention and show him the importance of the world to come? The same way He so frequently does it. He removed the object of Isaiah’s interest.

Suddenly, Uzziah, the great and successful king, was gone, taken by death. Isaiah must have been deeply affected, not only as he thought of his own life and career, but as he pondered what Uzziah’s passing would mean for the nation of Israel.

I suspect Isaiah stood in tearless grief and looked down at the face of the lifeless king.…

The next thing Isaiah did, however, was the wisest thing he could have done. He raised his eyes from viewing the face of the dead king, and suddenly the Lord enabled him to fasten his gaze upon the eternal King of Kings! Isaiah testified that he saw the Lord sitting upon a throne. He saw God’s glory filling the Temple. He saw the seraphim, those created heavenly beings, worshiping God.

He heard the adoring ascription of praise around the heavenly throne: “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory.”

Isaiah 6:1–8

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