Before I begin the synopsis of the sermon from yesterday and how it impact my life, I have to joy and privilege of saying that service on Sunday was attended by the couple that we had met and influenced from Ruby Tuesday and had the excitement to witness their reaction and committment to begin and develop a relationship with Christ!!  (More on that here.)

Yesterday’s sermon from Christ Church Nashville was, to sum it up in one word, AWESOME!!  The text was from Isaiah 6:1-8:

1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!”

4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for 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 burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

8 And 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.”

The main point of the sermon was that we can only hear the voice of God (v. when we have the clear vision of His infinite holiness and majesty and power and might.  The we, in our current society, with the stock market ups-and-downs and unstability have the ONLY stability that we need to look to–the stability of eternity.  That God is ruling and reigning and the throne of eternity will never be empty (Isa 6:3-5).  Amidst the majesty and praises of the Angels of Heaven that shake the foundations of the temple (Isa 6:4), God hears our cry for help (Isa 6:5-6) and we only cry for help when we realize–when confronted with the holiness of God that He reveals to us–our utter unworthyness and sinfullness, but God, who hears our cry, sends help (Isa 6:6-7).  Ultimately, that help is Jesus who atoned and paid the price for our sin (Acts 2:22-33; Romans 5:18-21; Isa 52:13-53:12).

Praise God for His sovreignty!  That when we think we are alone.  He is there.  He ALWAYS hears us and ALWAYS has the BEST plan for us!!