Title: Here We Are, Use Us
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<Today's Word>
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne high and exalted, and the hem of his robe filled the temple.
2 The seraphs stood there, each having six wings, with two they covered their face, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
3 They sang to one another, saying, Holy, holy, holy is the whole earth, O LORD Almighty.
4 At the sound of this one who sang, the foundations of the threshold shook, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 Then I said, Woe to me, for I am a man of unclean lips, and in the midst of a people of unclean lips I have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
6 At that time one of the seraphs flew to me with coals from the altar, which they had taken from the altar.
7 And he put it to my mouth and said, Behold, it has touched your mouth, and your iniquity is taken away, and your sins are forgiven
8 And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here I am; send me.
Happy New Year. Did you have good dreams and hopes for the new year? I pray that this year will be filled with the grace of the Lord who protects, guides, and sustains each and every one of our loved ones like the pupil of the eye. As we start the new year, we ask you to share and pray for the vision of the Lord and the important direction of the ministry to our church. It will be an important turning year for the future of our church, and we ask for your interest and cooperation, your prayers and cooperation.
◆ Have a year of experiencing the divine presence.
I hope this year will be a year in which we can all experience the presence of the holy God. I pray that God's holiness will shake our souls amidst all kinds of currents and all kinds of words. What we must strive for is inspired worship. The Lord also said that the Father is not looking for workers, but true worshipers. Before we can become workers, we must first become worshipers.
◆ Have a year of realizing His heart.
A true worshiper understands the heart of the Father. You will come to realize that His grace is more than enough to fill your shortcomings. Another thing we need to focus on in worship is to listen and respond to the Word. Isaiah heard the sad voice of the Lord in the midst of the divine presence experience. The voice was, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Blessed are those who hear the call of the Lord. And those who respond, “Here I am,” to that call are even more precious. Because you will see the glory of the Lord.
◆ Have a year filled with the hope of the stump.
God's word to Isaiah, who was determined to dedicate himself, was terrible. In the words of hearing, hearing but not understanding, seeing seeing but not knowing, we read the foreshadowing of the terrible judgment that will come at the end. In the midst of impending judgment and signs of destruction, Isaiah is given another vision and vision. Just as a stump remains even when a tree is cut down, the saying that a stump will remain in any situation is a new vision and hope we must hold on to. We are the holy seeds left behind.