Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Isaiah’s Vision
Prior to the encounter with God after the death of
King Uzziah, Isaiah’s vision of God was blurred. So also was his ministry as it
centered around the court. Additionally, Isaiah was probably a self righteous
person who did not realize that he was a man of unclean lips who lived among a
people of unclean lips – people who had no fear of God and carried on as if the
Holy God of Israel did not see their evil. But all that came to an end when
Isaiah saw the Lord significantly so after the death of Uzziah.
Isaiah’s vision of the Holy God of Israel surrounded
by indescribable light and angels opened Isaiah’s eyes and understanding to the
dimension of the great filth he and his people were in. Isaiah was both awed
and afraid – a filthy sinner like him had encountered holiness and pure light. Significantly
and this is quite instructive, Isaiah acknowledged his filthiness before the
Holy God. Subsequently, his unclean lips were purged and cleansed of iniquity
so that those same lips; cleansed and sanctified for the Master’s use could be
deployed for kingdom purposes.
Thereafter, Isaiah volunteered to be the messenger
of the Lord; willing to take the message of the Lord; undiluted to whoever and
wherever God wanted the message taken to. Please read verses 8 to 9. The
hitherto awed to fear unclean Isaiah, purged and clean held conversations with
God on the content of the message to be delivered particularly on the length of
time it would take for the message to
manifest. Please read verses 11 to 13. Beloved, anyone can be used of God no
matter how filthy the past a person is coming from. The filth and all its grime
and soot can be washed clean and erased completely by the blood of Jesus Christ
so that the person can become a brand new creature, a brand plucked from the
fire like Joshua the High Priest of Israel. Please read Zechariah Chapter 3.
Saul of Tarsus was working at cross purposes with
God, significantly quite convinced that he was working for God. But unknown to
him, he was consumed by a zeal that was without the true knowledge of God; he
was walking in and working for self righteousness; poles apart from the
righteousness of God. When Saul encountered God in the heavenly vision enroute
to Damascus to persecute Christians, the ugly blinding scales of self
righteousness fell off his eyes and he became a brand new man full of fresh
fire; fresh perspective and understanding of the plans and purposes of God for
humanity and himself. Please read Acts Chapter 9.
While visions and dreams differ, the big question is
always, who will birth and run with the vision. Isaiah volunteered to go for
God. How about you? What visions or dreams have been impressed upon your heart
and you are reluctant tp take a decision. Now is the appointed time for you to
be favored as you birth and run with the vision just as Isaiah did. Shalom and
God bless you.
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