Broadcast
The Throne of God -- Part 2
Isaiah 6:3-4
05/29/2024
3 And one called to another and said: ``Holy, holy,
holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full
of his glory!''
4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the
voice of him who called, and the house was filled
with smoke. (ESV)
During the last year of the reign of King Uzziah over Judah,
758 years before the birth of Jesus, Isaiah saw a vision of the
throne room of heaven. The mighty seraphim, the highest of the
angelic order, hovered around the Lord singing His praises.
And one called to another and said: ``Holy, holy, holy
is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his
glory!''
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the
voice of him who called, and the house was filled with
smoke.
The thrice holy, once for each person of the Trinity, is the
song of heaven. This is the hymn the Church sings as we are
invited to the Lord's altar to receive from Him the very body and
blood of Jesus in, with, and under the bread and wine of the
Lord's Supper. Our celebration is a mere echo and foreshadowing
of the full glory of God, yet we are truly in His presence at His
invitation.
Do we approach the very throne of God, His holy altar, with
complacency and a lack of reverence? Absolutely not! If the
angels hide their faces from God as they sing His praises, we
also come into His presence with awe and reverence.
As Isaiah is about to learn, the God worshiped by the angel
hosts is the God who forgives our sins because of His great love.
Is there any greater reason to kneel before Him in humility,
reverence, and awe?
May our Lord grant that we also join with the angels in
praising Him for His rich love, the glory of the God who redeems
us from sin and death. Amen.