The Reality of God | Jesus Revealed in Holiness and Calling
When you truly encounter the holiness of God, you will see your own ruin, receive His cleansing through Jesus Christ, and must respond—“Here am I, send me”—so surrender your life fully to Him today.
The Reality of God’s Holiness
In Book of Isaiah 6, Isaiah sees the Lord high and lifted up, seated upon His throne, and everything changes. This vision reveals that God is not casual, not common, but holy, holy, holy. Even the seraphim cover their faces in His presence. In a culture that has redefined God into something comfortable, this passage restores the truth: He is righteous, pure, and set apart. Yet, His throne is also a throne of grace. In Jesus Christ, holiness and grace meet, calling us not to comfort, but to transformation.
The Reality of Our Ruin
When Isaiah sees God rightly, he immediately sees himself rightly: “Woe is me! for I am undone.” The closer we get to God, the more we recognize our sin, not someone else’s. Isaiah moves from “woe unto them” to “woe is me.” This is the turning point of every true encounter with God. Our words, our hearts, and our lives are exposed in His presence. The reality of God destroys self-righteousness and brings us to humility. Without Him, we are lost, ruined, and without hope.
The Reality of Cleansing Through God
God does not reveal our sin to destroy us, but to cleanse us. A coal from the altar touches Isaiah’s lips, and his iniquity is taken away. This points us to Jesus Christ, where sin is not excused—it is removed. God’s holiness demands judgment, but His grace provides atonement. When we confess, He cleanses. When we surrender, He restores. The same God who exposes our ruin also provides our redemption.
The Reality of Calling and Surrender
Only after cleansing does the call come: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then Isaiah responds, “Here am I; send me.” God is not looking for the talented, but the transformed. The reality of God produces a willing heart. When we truly encounter Him, we stop resisting and start responding. The call still goes out today—and Heaven is listening for someone who will answer.
Sermon Key Points
- God is still holy, holy, holy—unchanging and sovereign
- A true encounter with God reveals our sin and spiritual condition
- Self-righteousness dies in the presence of God’s glory
- Confession opens the door for cleansing and transformation
- God’s grace does not ignore sin—it removes it through Jesus Christ
- Cleansing always precedes calling in God’s order
- God is still asking, “Who will go?”
- The only right response is full surrender: “Here am I, send me”
6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!”
4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 So I said:
“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 my eyes have seen the King,
The Lord of hosts.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said:
“Behold, this has touched your lips;
Your iniquity is taken away,
And your sin purged.”
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send,
And who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
9 And He said, “Go, and tell this people:
‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
10 “Make the heart of this people dull,
And their ears heavy,
And shut their eyes;
Lest they see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And return and be healed.”
11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?”
And He answered:
“Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant,
The houses are without a man,
The land is utterly desolate,