Holy…. X 3 = YAHWEH. An incredible equation.
“Holy, holy, holy….is The Lord Almighty. The whole earth is full of His glory.” (Isaiah 8:3)
The Self-Existant, Eternal One.
Jehovah, The Lord Almighty.
The Holy One of Israel.
This morning finished the study of Isaiah for the Bible Study Fellowship year.
It has been a year !
I’ve been stretched. Challenged. Disciplined. Reprimanded. And I’ve been loved and ministered to by the Holy One of heaven, thru the recorded oracle of the prophet Isaiah.
Ole’ Isaiah was a regular guy. Human to the core, just like me…. and you.
He could not know, as he wrote the words that are now divided into 66 chapters, that this blonde hairdresser would be reading them thousands of years later. He could not know how God’s call on his life, and his obedience to that call, would impact me…and so many others.
How thankful I am for servants like Isaiah.
I purpose to listen for God’s call on my life. I purpose to hear and answer.
“Then 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 said, "Go and tell this people…….” (Isaiah 6:8-9a)
What might He do with my meager life? What might He want to do thru yours?
"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. “(Isaiah 1:18)
He invites. Even though He is holy and I am NOT…He invites…
“If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. “(Isaiah 1:19-20)
He invites, and He offers the best to His willing and obedient ones. We won’t be giving ANYthing up that will matter !!
Not short-changed, or missing out.
But….it’s our choice.
“This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. (Isaiah 30:15)
Turning back to Him…completely, without reserve, is where the sweet spot is.
But will you have none of it? It’s your choice…
“…..as for me ……I will serve the LORD." (Joshua 20:14 personalized by me)
