UNDONE (pt.2)
Isaiah 6:4-8
1 In the year that 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; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
3 And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”
4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 So I 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.”
Woe is me, for I am undone!
As Isaiah lifted his eyes to heaven he learned the TRUTH about God.
Seated on the throne
Holy Holy Holy
Whole earth full of His Glory
King
Lord of Hosts (Armies)
As Isaiah lifted his eyes to heaven he NOT ONLY learned the truth about God… Isaiah also learned the TRUTH about himself!
Chapter 5 – Isaiah said woe are you! (5x)
When you compare yourself with others you might appear righteous…fine!
Woe is me, for I am undone!
Isaiah 6:5 (NLT) Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man.
Job 42:5 “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You. 6 Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
Luke 5:8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
Woe is me, for I am undone!
It’s interesting for Isaiah… drawing near to the THRONE of God, seeing the KING, was not… a feel good experience.
Quite the opposite… Isaiah realized he was DOOMED!
He was as good as DEAD. Heb (He couldn’t even speak)
It’s when we see GOD seated on His Throne, high & lifted up that we become ACUTELY aware of our SINFULNESS.
It’s a FEARFUL thing for a sinful man to stand before a HOLY God.
The opposite of UNDONE is DONE! Ryan- “It is DONE!”
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
We have chosen UNDONE as the title of this years week of Prayer and Fasting.
It speaks of seeing the TRUTH about our KING seated upon His Throne & it speaks of seeing the TRUTH about ourselves!
This week has become… Rhythmically a week for us of becoming UNDONE before the LORD & letting HIM put us back together again!
Over the 9 years it’s become the RYTHM of this church.❤️
This year it’s on our heart ❤️ to INTERCEDE for those in our lives that are DONE! ( My heart for this has grown! )
5 So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips,
Lying, Gossiping, Flattery, Slander, Filthy language
It was Isaiah’s SPEECH that condemned him before God!
Jesus said EXACTLY the same thing!
Matthew 12:36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be JUSTIFIED, and by your words you will be CONDEMNED.”
Isaiah was not only aware of his sin…but here we see… he was aware the sin of the nation!
5 So I 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
Biblically… there’s a place for us this week to CONFESS not only our own sin BUT also the sin of our church & the sin of our nation!
Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to REVIVE the spirit of the humble, and to REVIVE the heart of the contrite ones.
God is a God who responds to PRAYER!
God is a God who responds to HUMILITY!
God is a God who responds to CONFESSION!
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.
The message of the O.T. altar is the message of SACRIFICE! Explain the Tabernacle.
The Old Testament sacrifices made ATONEMENT for sinful man. (Heb) kawfar- to cover
ONCE for ALL!
7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged (kawfar- atoned for).”
Notice touched is mentioned TWICE here in verse 7.
This is all PROPHETIC of Jesus & the work of the cross.
Because it’s when Jesus & work of the cross… TOUCHES you PERSONALLY then your iniquity is taken away & your sins are atoned for! ONCE for ALL! SAVED!
Salvation is… The MIRACLE of a moment!
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This is where we’re to finish this morning…
7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged
This is a week JESUS wants to PERSONALLY TOUCH us!
If your NOT saved it’s a week to see yourself as UNDONE!
Woe are YOU! Your DOOMED! Your a DEAD man!
It’s a FEARFUL thing to stand before a HOLY God!
If your SAVED… this is a week to be UNDONE before the KING & then put back together again!
It’s a Holy Spirit week of SANCTIFICATION!
Jesus has touched our eyes and we see men walking Ike trees BUT this is a week for God touch us again that we might see clearly!
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”