God called a young man named Isaiah to be his prophet. He brought Isaiah into his presence. The first things Isaiah saw were seraphim flying around the throne where God was seated. They were calling to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” I think Isaiah began to see that being Holy was important to God.
When Isaiah saw this magnificent place of perfection and saw the one who is perfect he said, “Woe to me!”“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.” He realized that he was unholy when he saw God. He also became aware of the sinfulness of the people around him. They were not Holy either.
Isaiah said, “Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” It was then that Isaiah first knew personal holiness. Isaiah continued, “I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” He (God) said, “Go and tell this people:...Isaiah 6:2-9
From then on Isaiah listened for the voice of God, the holy message of God to his people. Isaiah always delivered the message no matter how harsh, no matter how unpopular and no matter if the people threatened him. All of the prophets did just as Isaiah; they spoke the holy message of God to the people, and much of the time the message was not well received.
There are modern day prophets. Evangelist and preachers, prophets, stand before a people of unclean lips and unclean lives and speak to them God’s Holy Word. The Holy Spirit will give them God’s holy message for his people. Many will preach God’s holy message this morning. Today the holy message of truth is unpopular to people who are not seeking God. They are not seeking holiness. They have decided that those things God said are an abomination to him are old fashioned. Their foolish hearts believe a woman is free to do with her body as she pleases. They believe a person's sexual preference is their business, and not even God is going to tell them what to do. Well, the Bible is clear what their fate will be.
The men and women who preach the truth, these modern day prophets, are soon going to face great persecution. Many are already being persecuted for preaching the holy message that will save people from eternal damnation. Anyone who stands and says, “This is the Holy Word of God, a holy message from Holy God concerning your unholiness”, will be scorned, hated, ridiculed, and one day before we know it silenced in many venues. Being holy is not a popular thing today. Not many are seeking to be like Jesus. Not many care about being holy.
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