And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD Almighty, the whole earth is full of his glory.” Isaiah 6:3 (Life Application Study Bible)
Jesus Tells Us; Every day, every minute, every second, I want you to be filled with thankfulness, not with complaining. I am the Creator and the Controller of all the universe. Heaven and earth are filled with My Glory. When you complain, you are saying that you think you could run the world better than I do. Things will happen that you don’t understand. You ask “why?” and “why not?” But you do not know all the things that I know. You can only see today. I can see yesterday, today, and forever, all at the same time. I know how everything fits together.
Jesus Concludes; Have faith in Me and trust that I will take care of you. Be thankful and praise Me, even when you don’t understand.
Isaiah 6:3; Hebrews 13:8; 2 Corinthians 5:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Study Notes
Footnotes Isaiah 6:1-3; The throne, the attending seraphim (angels), and the threefold holy, all stress God’s holiness. Seraphim were a type of angel whose name is derived from the word for “burn,” perhaps indicating their purity as God’s ministers. In a time when moral and spiritual decay had peaked, Isaiah needed to see God in his holiness. Being holy means being morally perfect, pure, and set apart from all sin. Like Isaiah, we need to discover God’s holiness. Our daily frustrations, society’s pressures, and our shortcomings reduce and narrow our view of God. We need the Bible’s view of God as high and lifted up to empower us to gain the right perspective between our humanness and his perfection so that we can serve him properly. Ask him to purify you from sin, cleanse your mind from fruitless pursuits, and give you a fresh vision of himself.
Passage Hebrews 13:8; Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Footnotes Hebrews 13:8; Though human leaders have much to offer, we must keep our eyes on Christ, our ultimate leader. Unlike any merely human leader, he will never change. Christ has been, and will be, the same forever. In a changing world, we can trust our unchanging Lord.
Passage 2 Corinthians 5:7; for we live by faith, not by sight.
Footnotes 2 Corinthians 5:6-8; Paul was not afraid to die, because he was confident of spending eternity with Christ. Of course, facing the unknown may cause us anxiety, and the thought of leaving loved ones hurts deeply. But if we believe in Jesus Christ, we can share Paul’s hope and confidence about eternal life with Christ. Death is only a prelude to eternal life with God. We will continue to live. Let this hope give you confidence and inspire you to faithful service.
Passage 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Footnotes 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Paul was not teaching that we should thank God for everything that happens to us, but in everything that happens to us. Evil does not come from God, so we should not thank him for it. But when evil strikes, we can still be thankful for God’s presence, and for the good that he will accomplish through the distress.
Jesus Tells Us is from the Jesus Calling 365 devotions for kids.
THE WORLD…we see history
PATRICK HENRY
PATRICK HENRY, AMERICAN ORATOR GIVES THE SPEECH OF HIS LIFE ON VIRGINIA COVENTION.
Patrick Henry was a natural orator. “There was lightening in his eyes which seemed to drive the spectator, in the tones of his voice, but more especially in his emphasis, there was a peculiar charm, a magic, of which, no one can give any adequate description. They can only say that it struck upon the ear and upon the heart in a manner which language cannot tell.” One of Henry’s speeches, was described as “more than that of mortal men. His talents seemed to swell and expand themselves, to fill the vaster theater. There was no rant, no straining of the voice, no confusion of the utterance. His countenance was erect, his eye, steady, his action, noble, his enunciation, clear and firm. [He was the greatest] orator of America.” Henry was a diligent student of Scripture and a follower of Christ. His speeches were filled with biblical allusions and delivered with the power and cadence of an Old Testament prophet. On March 20th, 1775, the Second Virginia Convention gathered at St. John’s Church in Richmond, to debate the rising tensions with England. Henry advocated raising a militia and preparing a military defense, but other delegates cautioned patience, hoping for a peaceful solution. On March 23, Henry gave perhaps the most eloquent speech in American history. It was filled with scriptural phrases, especially as he neared its climax and began quoting the words of Jeremiah. Addressing the president of the convention, he said,
The WORD…we see Jesus, His Story!
Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves longer. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned, we have remonstrated, we have supplicated, we have prostrated ourselves before the throne. Our petitions have been slighted, our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult, our supplications have been disregarded, and we have been spurned with contempt from the foot of the throne. Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which the enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace, but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbit it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Patrick Henry quoted Jeremiah, because there were loud voices in ancient Judah predicting that God would spare the nation from the coming Babylonian invasion. No repentance was needed, nor was any preparation necessary. Jeremiah accused them of crying, “Peace, peace,” when there was no peace. What was truly needed was spiritual repentance and military readiness, the same thing Patrick Henry advocated. In my own mind, I often ponder whether we’re living in the days of Isaiah or Jeremiah. The prophet Isaiah lived at a time when revivals still occurred, and spiritual awakenings periodically restored a degree of biblical morality to the culture. But by the time of Jeremiah, the revivals came no longer, and the nation crumbled around him. Jeremiah knew there was no hope of peace, for he lived in a nation that had thoroughly rejected God. I believe we’re still in the days of Isaiah. I sense another revival is coming.
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