1. “THE FEAR AND AWE OF GOD”
Isaiah 6:1-8

2. DEFINITION: The fear of the Lord is a comprehensive sense of awe and profound respect for the majesty and power of God.

3. Psalm 25:14

4. 14 The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,     and he makes known to them his covenant.

5. 1. WHAT ISAIAH SAW. Verse 1

6. 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.

7. WHAT ISAIAH SAW.
He saw the Lord. Verse 1

8. WHAT ISAIAH SAW.
He saw the Lord. Verse 1
He saw worship. Verses 2-3

9. 2 Above him stood the seraphim
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.

10. 3 And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”

11. WHAT ISAIAH SAW.
He saw power and glory. Verse 4

12. 4  And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

13. 2. WHAT ISAIAH FELT. Verse 5

14. 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!”

15. 2. WHAT ISAIAH FELT. Verse 5
He felt unworthy.

16. 2. WHAT ISAIAH FELT. Verse 5
He felt unworthy.
He felt unclean.

17. 3. WHAT ISAIAH EXPERIENCED. Verses 6-7

18. 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.

19. 7 And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

20. 3. WHAT ISAIAH EXPERIENCED. Verses 6-7
He experienced cleansing.

21. 3. WHAT ISAIAH EXPERIENCED. Verses 6-7
He experienced cleansing.
He experienced the calling. Verse 8

22. 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.”

23. 4. WHAT ISAIAH DID. Verse 8

24. 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.”

25. 4. WHAT ISAIAH DID. Verse 8
He submitted.

26. 4. WHAT ISAIAH DID. Verse 8
He submitted.
He was available.