His Glory Fills

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and His robe filled the temple. Seraphim were standing above Him; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; His glory fills the whole earth. – Isaiah 6:1-3 HCSB

When God sits securely on his rightful throne in our hearts, his robe will fill the temple of our bodies.[1] Angels will stand around us, guarding us[2] and bringing us Hashem’s answers to our prayers.[3] They will join the Holy Spirit in crying out to our spirits, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts.” Everywhere we look we will see the glory of the Adonai adonim.[4]

The very foundations[5] of our vain philosophies will be shaken as we come face to face with Attiq’ Yomin – the Ancient One.[6] As our mindsets crumble before the onslaught of such truth, our lives will become characterized by prayer.[7] Standing in the presence of such glory we will be forced to cry out, “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips and have lived among people of unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts.”[8]

Elah Shamayim v'Arah, God of Heaven and Earth,[9] is drawn toward such humility.[10] He finds it irresistible. When we honestly confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Our wickedness will be removed and our sins atoned for, not by anything we will have done but by the grace and mercy of the Great King.[11]

Having touched our lips with the burning coal of redemption, our speech will become seasoned with grace, no longer yielding to the temptation of lashon hara or evil speech[12] but marked by having stood in the presence of God.[13]

Only then will we hear the Master call “Who shall I send? Who will go for Us?” and have the requisite faith and boldness to cry out “Here I am. Send me!”[14] Such an experience – such a calling does not guarantee a fruitful ministry. The Lord of the Harvest may demand that we labor in an unfruitful field, with a deafened and blinded people who refuse to be healed.[15] This is a hard saying and not many will yield to it.

Frustrated by long years of difficult and thankless ministry, or pressured by the fires of persecution you may ask, “Until when, Lord?” He will answer “Until that Great Day of judgment, when cities will lie in ruins, houses will be uninhabited and the land is ruined and desolate.”[16] Do right until the stars themselves fall. Even if you feel that He has forsaken you, rest assured – the holy seed remains – waiting to rise again.[17]

[1] Isaiah 6:1; 1 Corinthians 6:19
[2] Isaiah 6:2; Psalm 34:7; Daniel 6:22; Acts 12:7-11
[3] Isaiah 6:3; Daniel 9:21-23; Luke 2:9-10; Acts 27:23-24
[4] Lord of lords Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 136:3
[5] Isaiah 6:4a
[6] Isaiah 55:9
[7] Isaiah 6:4b cp Revelation 8:4
[8] Isaiah 6:5
[9] Deuteronomy 4:39; Ezra 5:11
[10] James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5
[11] Isaiah 6:7 cp 1 John 1:9; Titus 3:5
[12] Colossians 4:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Timothy 4:12; 6:20; 2 Timothy 2:16
[13] 1 Peter 4:11
[14] Isaiah 6:8
[15] Isaiah 6:9-10
[16] Isaiah 6:11-12; 13:6, 9, 13; 22:5; 24:21
[17] Isaiah 6:13