Today’s Text: Isaiah 6:2-4
Above him
stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with
two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and
said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His
glory!” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who
called, and the house was filled with smoke.
Words of Devotion
This is an unbelievable
picture. If you skipped reading the verse, stop the devotion now and let the
words play out this scene in your mind. Burning, six-winged angels surrounded
God’s throne in worship of glory so great that the Temple shook and filled with
smoke when God even spoke. What’s happening here is the Eternal King is ruling
and reigning in absolute power, yet still taking an interest in his people, still
revealing himself to Isaiah.
It might seem a silly
question to ask, but who was this great King Isaiah saw? Was it God the Father?
Jesus? The Holy Spirit? We’ll refer to Jesus’ words for the quick answer, “Isaiah said
these things because he saw His glory and spoke of Him” (John 12:41).
“His” and “Him” mean Jesus. Because he continued in John 12:44 saying, “Whoever
believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Hm who sent Me.” He
connected this glorious vision to Himself as the eternal, undying King whose rule
never ends.
This is so important
because we are often stuck on the picture of Jesus’ incarnation and forget
about his exultation. Here, blazing angels were calling out, “Holy, holy, holy
is the LORD”! This repetition of “Holy” in Hebrew conveys that He is thrice
holy, or beyond anything we can compare Him to. Think of it like this, “You are
holy, you are most holy, you are holier than anything we could ever conceive!
You are God!” Holiness is defined by God alone. There is no power higher and
nothing beyond Him. This is Jesus, our Jesus! Though He came to earth in humility, He
reigns forever on the throne of power, and “the whole earth
is full of His glory!”
Don’t simply worship part of
Jesus; worship all of Him, remembering Him as the all-powerful King in Isaiah’s
day, and in ours.
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