Lessons From Isaiah's Vision

Please take the time to read Isaiah, chapter six,
verses 1 through 13 before going any further in
this blog. Thank you. Isaiah is in the Old Testament,
shortly after Psalms, the first of the Major Prophets.
Isaiah's encounter with our Holy God in a vision,
was one that changed his life dramatically. Such
experiences are not limited to the Old Testament,
nor to the prophets, nor to the Bible, but have
occurred since then, and are happening today.
The lessons to be learned from this Isaiah event
are numerous: God is HOLY!; He is attended in
Heaven by beings whose visages are symbolic and
meaningful; Heaven is a place unlike any place we
can ever begin to imagine; encountering God gives
you a sense of your own unholiness and unworthi-
ness; a holy, God-sent anointing is available for
those who will accept His call upon their lives.
We have come a long way from the disciples of
Jesus's examples, that of shrugging off the cares
and involvements with this life and this world,
and that of dedicating ourselves to a life that
speaks loudly and consistently and continually
of the Holy nature of God and his people!
LET THE CHURCH BE THE CHURCH! So
says a song of recent years, and it is high time
that we returned to the pattern that is laid out
for us in the Holy Scriptures:
Fear and reverence God - He is HOLY!
He desires and deserves our worship!
We ought to live worthy of Heaven!
Constanly remind yourself of your roots - SIN!
Have regular encounters with your God!
You are called to holiness as God's ambassador!
I fear that if Jesus was to return to Earth today in
disguise that HE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE HIS CHURCH!
Are we honoring Him with our hearts and worship as
well as our lips? Are we in awe of God and His Son
when we sing and pray? Does your in-church
attitude continue when you go to a restaurant, or
to the grocery store, or to work, or home?
FRIEND, MY PRAYER FOR YOU AND ME is
that we remind ourselves, or allow God to remind
us of His NATURE AND CHARACTER, so that we
can truly be THE PEOPLE OF GOD!
Mind your manners. Watch your attitudes. Be
slow to speak angrily or hatefully. Don't join in
idle talk or gossip. SMILE! Don't be negative.
BE POSITIVE - it will attract more people to
Jesus! Pray daily - regularly. Be mindful of
God throughout your day - it will help you to
stop doing the wrong thing, and encourage
you to do the RIGHT thing. Be the person that
God wants you to be - the person that Jesus
died for you to become! Speak of God and His
Son often - you never know who might be ready
to accept Him as Saviour!!
LET THE CHURCH BE THE CHURCH!
I'm convinced that if the people of God start
living as we ought, many of the problems that
we are facing in our government and society will
be affected. Let's try it! What do you have to lose?
What do you have to gain? HEAVEN! Really.