Broadcast
The Throne of God -- Part 3
Isaiah 6:5
05/30/2024
5 And I said: ``Woe is me! For I am lost; for 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
King, the LORD of hosts!'' (ESV)
Isaiah is one of the very few people who has seen a vision
of the throne room of heaven. Along with Saint John, who
recorded a similar vision in the last book of the Bible, the
prophet and evangelist both heard the song of heaven. ``Holy,
Holy, Holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His
glory!''
Sinful mankind can not see God and live. Adam and Eve hid
from the LORD as He walked in the garden the evening after they
had succumbed to temptation. Moses was told he could not see the
face of God. Now Isaiah is confronted this the truth, a sinner
who sees God is doomed.
And I said: ``Woe is me! For I am lost; for 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 King, the
LORD of hosts!''
Isaiah speaks for each one of us. You and I are also of
unclean lips, which reflects our unclean heart and soul. You and
I dwell in the midst of people of unclean lips, of sinners, of
ones who rightly are condemned by our sin. Yet, God is gracious
and merciful to Isaiah, even as He is gracious and merciful to
all repentant sinners.
May our Lord grant that in seeing Him we see not His wrath
upon sinners, but His love, grace, and mercy as revealed in Jesus
Christ. Amen.