Evening journal., 1916-02-04

Isaiah G.: 10 "In the year that
King Uzziah died saw the Lord sit
ting upon a throne. high and liften
up and his train filled the temple.
Above him stood the seraphim; each
ono had six wings: with twain he
covered his face. and with twain he
covered his feet and with twain he
did ny. And one cried unto another,
and said Holy holy, holy, is Jehovah
OF hosts: the whole earth is full OF his
glory. And the foundations Of the
thresholds shook al the voice Of him
that cried and the house was filled
with smoke. Then. said ], Woe is
mci for I am undone; because ] am
man Of unclean lips, and dwell In
the midst OF a people OF unclean lips
for mino eyes have seen the King, Je-
hovah Of hosts. Then few ono OF the
seraphim unto me, having live coal
in his hand. which he had taken with
the tongs from of tho altar: and no
touched my mouth with II, and said,
10. this hath touched thy lips; and
thine iniquity is taken away. and thy
sin forgiven And ] heard the voice
Of tho Lord. saying, Whom shall I
send. and who will go for me2 Then
I said. Here am l; send me-"
In Gods call TO Isaiah, VIC find the
divine method Of preparing a soul 10
30 His will. II began with a revela-
lion OF Himself This knowledge OF
God is essential for all earnest and
intelligent service. Jesus said that
IL was even eternal life itself. Our
Lord must be real to us in order to
be Lord indeed. To know Him is to
love Him. And to love Him is TO re-
spond to His call to service with a
glad and willing heart.
Little did the young prophet think
as he went up to that temple SER
vice, that II was the hour when a
great Transformation would take
place In his life. lt was there he was
TO get a fore-glimpse Of the true Lord
Of hosts. the Lord who centuries at
ter should come incarnate TO the
earth to become the worlds Re
ieemer and heavens King. God
grant that these pages may help some
soul 10 get a similar vision OF that
same Lord. and bv il. be brought to
Weld his life in full obedience to His
will
II is well for us TO understand the
conditions existing in Jerusalem at
this time The little kingdom OF Ju-
dab was situated between the two
great empires Of Assyria and Egypt,
which were battling for the worlds
supremacy. In Jerusalem there were
- -rsnI Ifrrfn
and semi-political in their nature
The Assyrian party advocated an al
lance with the strong empire on the
north. as the only means by which
the little kingdom could successfully
cope with the power OF the Pharaohs
The Egyptian party on the other
hand. said. "No, let us form an al
lance, offensive and defensive, with
Egypt on the south: thus only, can
we hope to contend effectively with
the northern force"
Then there was a third party, called
the Jehovah party. TO which the young
prophet Isaiah belonged. and Of
which. even before this time. ne was
probably a recognized leader. Ira
dition tells as that he was a youth OF
the nobility. and. as some assert
that he was a nephew OF the reignine
king. Before he received this great
vision the young prophet had doubt
less been jealous in the cause of Je.
hovah. and would have resented the
lmputation that he was moved BY any
other incentive than the glory OF God
II is possible TO use even the great
est calling simply as a means for the
furtherance Of selfish ambitions and
ends. A man may be very jealous in
a noble cause and yet in reality, be inn
PEELED by ignoble motives. Isaiah had
seen the other lords upon the throne.
iiis ideal OF greatness had probably
oeen IN harmony with the prevalent
conception Of his own and other gem
erations; the ideal OF an earthly
monarch, seated upon a throne. sur
rounded by an the riches and retinue
OF royalty. clothed i'm the finest am
parel miniSiered 10 By a host of SER
wants the object of praise and honor
an entire country. Other lords had
suouptless been deifed i'm the ide.le ~
"e young prophet. tho lord Of voaltb
OF appetite, of intellect. But an this
Day as he entered tho temple he sa,
me true Lord, The only Lord sitting
uDon tnponc, high and lifted nm
and such was the greatness Of tbis
VISION that il crowded out all Thought.
ana conventions OF any rival. for ths
border Of His garments extended Owe,
70 the outer court.
There are many in the world VIII,
believe in Christ who have in tben
hearts a profound admiration an,
love for His character. yet there am
other things that are far pre-eminen
Ia their thoughts and affections
Many believe that Jesus is the Son q
God but He is not the son Of thei
god. Their god is ambition. or posi-
tion, or pleasure, or riches Their
comes time now in the life Of Isaial
when he sees the true Lord. high an
lifted up This time must come 4
every life. before the soul can be fl
ted for service
Let Us not despise the value OF thi
vision. designating It as only a dream
For all the great characters Of tn
Scriptures. in a sense. were dream
ers: Abram. before he left his n "
land; Joseph. as he pillowed HIS heal