I Saw the Lord

Isaiah 6,7; 2 Chronicles 26,27; Philemon 

“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…And they were calling to one another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.’”

Isaiah 6:1, 3

Isaiah saw the Lord Almighty, seated on a throne, with a robe that filled the temple.

Do we desire to see the Lord?

The angels in God’s presence were calling out, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” Without holiness no one will see the Lord. It is Jesus and his atonement for us that makes us holy. It is the Holy Spirit within us who are saved, who sanctifies us and calls us to repentance. Peter the apostle saw the Lord and his own sinfulness in Jesus’ presence. He later wrote, “But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy’” (1 Peter 1:15, 16). Those who want to see God, pursue holiness. The evidence of God’s glory and presence is all around us in creation, but many don’t see it.

Do you want to see the Lord?

Pursue holiness!

“Lord Jesus, you make me holy as your Spirit is sanctifying me. I desire to see you, both your glory and your face, for your glory.”