Sunday, September 24, 2017

UNDONE by God's Holiness

Isa 6:1-8
Our view of God (what we truly believe) affects every area of our lives.
v1 "I saw the Lord" the ruler, the one in charge. If I saw God, everything would change. "Seated on the throne" God was sitting, completely in control. No worries, God is on the throne. "The train of his robe filled the temple" the length of the train is a symbol of the majesty, power and importance of the person. God does what he wants, he's the boss. Isa 46:10.
v2 Seraphim - burning ones. Ministering to God himself, covering faces and feet is a sign of the holiness of God and the place. Ex 3:3-5 Holy ground.
v3 "Holy, holy, holy" repetition is a marker of importance. Isa 40:25 there is no one like God. You can't measure God on man's chart at all. "The whole earth is full of his glory." God's glory is all around us. Rev 4:8-11. "Holy, holy, holy" will be the cry of heaven.
v4 "the doorposts and thresholds shook" Heaven's worship is going to be loud sometimes. "The temple is filled with smoke" as if God said you can't handle any more.
v5 "WOE" calamity has fallen.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

UNDONE by my complacency

Isa 6:1-8
Complacency: a feeling of contentment and self satisfaction, especially when coupled with unawareness of danger.
Revival: renewed interest after a period of indifference or decline. Opposite of complacency.
*Move from complacency to revival.
v1 In the year that King Uzziah died... 2 Chron 26:1-5, 16-21.
1. We are not exempt from complacency. I am not exempt from complacency. We naturally drift away from God.
2. It is very possible to look religious and still be complacent. Isa 1:10-15. The form of their worship was correct, the heart of worship was not. Mt 15:7-9.
3. Our culture is bent toward spiritual complacency. 2 Chron 26:16 Uzziah's pride led to his downfall. Complacency is a deadly for of spiritual growth.
4. At some point, God will shake us from our complacency. God loves me enough to not let me stay in this place of complacency. 2 Chron 26:23. The message on Uzziah's tombstone: He had leprosy. Wow. That is haunting. That is NOT what I want my life to be like!

What do I do? Be saved. Admit my complacency. Cry out to God for help.