Bible Verse of The Day – 3-14-25

Isaiah 6:1 (LSB) 1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, with the train of His robe filling the temple.

When Isaiah was still relatively young (likely in his 20s), he had a vision that marked the beginning of his time as God’s prophet.

The vision was so vivid and overwhelming it devastated him. He saw himself for who he was; a sinful man.

Isaiah woefully proclaimed, “I am ruined!”

Isaiah 6:5 (LSB) 5 Then I said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of hosts.”

This is the epitome of a true encounter with God; we see Him, and His holiness overtakes us. And then we see ourselves for who we are; completely inadequate and sinful.

Nothing has changed since Isaiah had his first vision and encounter with God.

God is still the same today; holy and pure.

And it is the same for us today. No one can stand before God. No one can encounter Him and come away unfazed. It leaves a mark on our lives every time.

Many of these encounters cannot be put into words that sufficiently describe them.

And that is fitting since God is higher than anything we can truly comprehend.

The vision that Isaiah had in the verses above set him on a path to be used by God for more than four decades, proclaiming God’s truth to Judah and Jerusalem.

His visions and prophetic words were often fierce and cutting, warning people of God’s coming judgements. Considering this, the life of Isaiah was anything but peaceful and glamorous.

Prophets of his type were despised for the hard truths that they spoke in obedience to God’s Spirit.

But he was faithful to his call. And he persisted in doing what God told him to do, speaking words of truth even when they were extremely difficult.

Though he proclaimed that he was “ruined”, he allowed God to use him mightily.

Please join us tomorrow as we conclude this series.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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