Isaiah 6:1-8 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
In his book, Real Worship: Playground, Battleground, or Holy Ground? (p. 76) Warren Wiersbe writes, "Isaiah had a fourfold experience of worship, and in this sense, his experience relates to us today: he saw something--Christ in glory; he heard something--the heavenly praises; he felt something--conviction of sin and the cleansing power of God; and he did something--he volunteered for difficult service."
Wiersbe goes on to point out that:
* Isaiah saw something -- the Lord on his throne high and lifted up, verse 1: I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
* Isaiah heard something -- the voice of the seraphim praising God, verse 3: the seraphims...one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
* Isaiah felt something -- uncleanness and cleansing, verses 5-7: Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips...Then flew one of the seraphims...and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
* Isaiah did something -- submitted to serve, verse 8: Then said I, Here am I; send me.
Sounds like we could use a dose of experiencing worship like Isaiah did!
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