“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.” (Isaiah:6:5)
In the light of GOD's presence, Isaiah feels unworthy which reminds me of a similar scene with Peter and Jesus. We read in John:13:6 "He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”. Peter felt the same way as Isaiah did and the feeling of unworthiness weighed heavily on both of them.
While an encounter with GOD always humbles us, it's not the primary purpose as we see in many instances. In Isaiah's case, he gets to see a revelation of GOD as a Almighty King seated on the throne. In Peter's case, Jesus after washing the feet of all the disciples, lets them know that He performed the act to reveal Himself as a servant. What followed after the revelation (King to Isaiah and servant to Peter and the disciples) was commission. Revelation is always followed by a commission. Isaiah volunteered himself to go on behalf of the Lord to the people of Israel. Jesus commissioned Peter and the disciples to follow suit the act of servanthood that He just displayed. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. (John:13:14 & 15)
Most of us hunger to have a vision of heaven or angelic visitations but are yet to see it being fulfilled in our lives. The reason could be because we are not yet ready to fulfill the commission that is going to follow. In strange cases like Moses, we may not be aware that we are ready for the commission. Moses had an encounter at the burning bush and GOD revealed Himself as the "Great I AM" and followed it up with a commission. Moses thought that he wasn't ready but GOD knew he was. Let's keep surrendering ourselves and be ready for the commission and it won't be long before we have an encounter accompanied with a revelation.
Blessings!
In the light of GOD's presence, Isaiah feels unworthy which reminds me of a similar scene with Peter and Jesus. We read in John:13:6 "He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”. Peter felt the same way as Isaiah did and the feeling of unworthiness weighed heavily on both of them.
While an encounter with GOD always humbles us, it's not the primary purpose as we see in many instances. In Isaiah's case, he gets to see a revelation of GOD as a Almighty King seated on the throne. In Peter's case, Jesus after washing the feet of all the disciples, lets them know that He performed the act to reveal Himself as a servant. What followed after the revelation (King to Isaiah and servant to Peter and the disciples) was commission. Revelation is always followed by a commission. Isaiah volunteered himself to go on behalf of the Lord to the people of Israel. Jesus commissioned Peter and the disciples to follow suit the act of servanthood that He just displayed. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. (John:13:14 & 15)
Most of us hunger to have a vision of heaven or angelic visitations but are yet to see it being fulfilled in our lives. The reason could be because we are not yet ready to fulfill the commission that is going to follow. In strange cases like Moses, we may not be aware that we are ready for the commission. Moses had an encounter at the burning bush and GOD revealed Himself as the "Great I AM" and followed it up with a commission. Moses thought that he wasn't ready but GOD knew he was. Let's keep surrendering ourselves and be ready for the commission and it won't be long before we have an encounter accompanied with a revelation.
Blessings!
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