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Isaiah 6:1-3 - Holy, Holy, Holy Is The LORD Almighty.

Isaiah 6:1-3 (NIV) 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. 2 Above him were seraphs, 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."  

INTRODUCTION

The throne, the attending seraphim (angels), 
and the threefold holy all stressed God's 
holiness. Seraphim were a type of angel whose name is 
derived from the word for "burn," perhaps indicating 
their purity as God's ministers. In a time when 
moral and spiritual decay had peaked, it was 
important for Isaiah to see God in his holiness. 
Holiness means "morally perfect, pure, and set apart 
from all sin." We also need to discover God's 
holiness. Our daily frustrations, society's pressures, 
and our shortcomings narrow our view of God. We 
need the Bible's view of God as high and lifted 
up to empower us to deal with our problems and 
concerns. God's moral perfection, properly seen, will 
purify us from sin, cleanse our mind of our 
problems, and enable us to worship and to serve. [Life 
Application SB] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

God's Holiness
   The Bible teaches that God is absolutely 
holy and pure. From Genesis to Revelation, God 
reveals Himself as so holy He cannot even look on 
sin.  
   Christ cried from the Cross, "My God, My 
God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Mark 15:34). 
What a horrible moment, as the blackness of human 
sin - now laid upon Christ - caused the Father 
to turn away in disgust. In that moment Jesus 
endured the ultimate punishment for our sins - the 
punishment of being banished from the presence of His 
Father on our behalf. 
   If you were asked to list the things you 
are thankful for, what would you include? 
Perhaps your family, health, friends, church - and 
those wouldn't be wrong. We should be grateful for 
every gift God gives us.  
   But the greatest gift of all is the gift 
of His Son, who endured the penalty we deserved 
for our sin, so we could be reconciled to a holy 
God. Never take that gift for granted "Thanks be 
to God for his indescribable gift!" (2 Cor. 
9:15). 
   Prior to his death on the Cross, Jesus 
never knew a single moment without the fathers 
present.  The most painful thing Jesus endured was 
sins penalty of separation from the father so 
that we would never have to experience it. [Hope 
for Each Day by Billy Graham] 

CLOSING THOUGHT

   When you approach Me in stillness and in 
trust, you are strengthened. You need a buffer zone 
of silence around you in order to focus on 
things that are unseen. Since I am invisible, you 
must not let your senses dominate your thinking. 
The curse of this age is overstimulation of the 
senses, which blocks out awareness of the unseen 
world.  
   The tangible world still reflects My 
Glory, to those who have eyes that see and ears 
that hear. Spending time alone with Me is the 
best way to develop seeing eyes and hearing ears. 
The goal is to be aware of unseen things even as 
you live out your life in the visible world. (2 
Cor. 4:18; Isa. 6:3; Psa. 130:5) [Jesus Calling 
by Sarah Young] 

EXCELLENT SERMON ON THIS PASSAGE:

Cleansed and Called by Pastor Ryan Ashlock, 
8 12 23 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW5kXqABdA4

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Isaiah 6:1-3 - Our Holy, Sinless God.

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20221126-0841.html 

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