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Isaiah 6:8

"And I heard the voice of the Lord say "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I replied."Here am I. Send me!"

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ms20182878 · 61-69, M

YES... my verse! Can you even imagine that scene? AMAZING!

"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” 4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”" Isaiah 6:1-8

Abrienda · 26-30, F

@ms20182878 Yes indeed. I love it and think of it daily. Thank you.

ms20182878 · 61-69, M

@Abrienda That whole scene is so powerful... images of the Holy of Holies in the Temple... images of the New Jerusalem (most likely)… and Isaiah in the midst of it all, standing unclean before the Lord. But the Lord, through His immense love and grace miraculously cleans up Isaiah for service. And, Isaiah accepts.

BUT... There is another interesting aspect to this scene. It begins "In the year that King Uzziah died..." So we must ask, who was King Uzziah? Well... the lesson in this is that King Uzziah was a king who lived half-heartedly for God. It was only after he died, that God showed His Glory to Isaiah. We must learn to live whole-heartedly for God... that's the lesson for us.