A Revelation of God

Isaiah 6:1 “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple.” NIV

Uzziah was a powerful and godly king most of his life but spent the last ten years of his life as a leper because in pride he burned incense in the temple. (2 Chro. 26) History records that Uzziah may have been Isaiah’s uncle and that Isaiah grew up in the palace. It was a great time of peace and prosperity for Isaiah. It is interesting that in the year that Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord. Uzziah’s death marked the end of an era and may have strongly impacted Isaiah’s life.

Like Isaiah, there may be people, things or circumstances that hinder us from really seeing the Lord. In the changing and uncertain times we in which are living, things or people that we have put or confidence in may be stripped away. God wants to reveal Himself to us in new and greater ways, but something in our lives hinders us from seeing God in His greatness. We are living in a time when God wants us to move our trust from the systems of this world and our past to put it totally in Him.

God was highly exalted. The term for God here is “Adoni,” (Adonaay) the one who has all authority and dominion.

God was seated on a throne. Seated is a place of rest. Throne is a place of authority.

1. A throne of glory before which we must worship.

2. A throne of government under which we must be subject.

3. A throne of grace where we can come boldly.

4. A throne above all competition and contradictions.

The train of his robe filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1

Picture the long ornate train of a king or a bride. God revealed the train of His glory to Moses. Exodus 33:18-19 and 34:5-8, 29-35

God’s glory or presence identifies us as His people. Exodus 33:14-16

1 Cor 6:19-20

“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

A cleansing of the temple. Isaiah 6:5-7

It is only in the revelation of God that we truly come to recognize our inadequacies, the inadequacies of our programs, structures, our political systems and man-made things.

2 Cor 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. NKJV

The angel touched his mouth with a coal from the altar.

1. To cleanse his mouth.

2. To enable him to speak for God. God wants to speak through you revelations that come from being in His presence.

A commissioning of the temple. Isaiah 6:8

Arise and shine. Isaiah 60:1-2

Isaiah 60:1-2

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.”(from New International Version)

The year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord.

May you have a new revelation of God that will encourage you and empower you to do what God has called you to do.

Andy Clark