“1 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim…3 And one cried to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” Isaiah 6:1-3.
See The Death of Fear
“1 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim…3 And one cried to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” Isaiah 6:1-3.
“11 the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.” 1 Kings
8:11
Night 1: we want to “See the King”
Night 2: we want to “Receive the King”
Night 3: we want to “Live in the King/into the life of wonder”
See the death of fear, when we see our glorious King
“1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord…” Isaiah 6:1
- 1) Who is King Uzziah and why does it matter he is dead?
“15 His fame spread far and wide, for he was marvelously helped (by God) til he became strong.” 2 Chronicles 26:15.
“16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction.” 2 Chronicles
26:16
The backdrop of one of the most insightful accounts of the glory and majesty of God is the death of this failed King.
- 2) Who is Isaiah?
A prophet is a set aside person God uses to warn, encourage, reveal God’s will to others
- 3) Who is the Lord?
“1 I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of his robe filled the temple…3 Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” Isaiah 6:1-3
A King’s robe symbolizes:
- Authority (the person wearing, has the right to rule)
- Identity (the person themselves, is the ruler)
- Status (the longer the robe the greater the honor)
-Office (when the King wears a robe, he represents the Kingdom itself)
Fear is our natural response to a perceived threat
Fear can include anxiety, dread, or terror and is experienced in our thoughts, emotions, and actions
Fear #1: The year Uzziah died
Fear #2: The glorious King
“4 The posts of the door were shaken by the voice of one who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 So I (Isaiah) said, ‘Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.” Isaiah 6:4-5
Yir’ah: profound respect
Where fear of the world is a threat to us, the fear of the Lord is the attitude of someone who recognizes God’s holiness, power, and authority.
Fear is the response of the heart to what it believes has the greatest power and worth
“This vision of the throne of God did not immediately make Isaiah feel good. The more clearly he saw the LORD, the more clearly he saw how bad his state was.”- David Guzik
“6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me having in his hand a live coal…7 He touched my mouth with it and said, ‘your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged.’” Isaiah 6:6-7.
The answer to fear is vision.
We can see death to fear when we see the King!
“17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, ‘Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one.” Revelation 1:17-18