The Arvada enterprise., 1923-05-24
LESSON FOR MAY 27
'SA'AH, THE STATESMAN A;
PROPHET


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PRIMARY ToPIc-isalah Who was
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JUNIOR TopIc-Isaiah's Cal, to s.rv.
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| INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
| -isaiah's Work for His people
| iouNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
| isaiah. the Statesman and Prophet.
!. Is1iah's Vision Of the Lord wv.
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No ones ministry will ever be fruit.
tul until he has had u vision OF Jeho-
van. The scope OF his tasks and the
power to perform services will be lack.
Ing until he sees God.
| l. lie Saw the Lord on His Throne
". -. The prophets gaze penetrated
to the very throne OF the eternal. We
need not so much know things con.
cerning God as to have vision OF
Him. even to see Him on His throne.
Surely now. as perhaps never before,
with the awful darkness settling down
upon the world and the foundations Of
culture and civilization. Institutions
and governments are totterIng. we
need vision Of the enthroncd Lord.
= He Saw the Seraphim Above. wv.
z. ~. Whatever form or rank these
things have. they clearly are ministers
OF the Most High. Their standing In
dicates that they were In readiness to
do His bidding. Their equipment with
SIX wings shows the celebrity with which
they executed His WILL In the Divine
presence they find different uses for
wings. One pair was needed to veil the
sersph's head from the "intolerabie ef-
fulgence" OF the glory. One pair veiled
the feet. which had been soiled In tho
execution Of the commission. The third
pair WAS suspended In midair while
waiting to depart on any errand which
the Lord willed. All ceaselessly cried,
Holy. holy. holy" The supreme at.
tribute Of Jehovah IL holiness. 1t Is
for this that His creatures worship and
adore Him. The treble repetition
doubtless refers to the triune God
Holy 10 the One who created US, holy
10 the One who redeemed us and holy
10 the One who ssnctines and keeps
Us. From the position Of Gods throne
they see the whole earth nlled with
His glory.
3. He Saw Manifestation Of Males
y ". ~. Al the holy ones cried tho
very door posts moved and the temple
was allied with smoke. Smoke indl-
Gates the Divine presence in anger
(Ex. lS:s: 1919. This indicated that
the sslnshnsss. idolatry and ingrati.
tude Of Israel provoked Gods anger.
%. isaiah's cenvioeisn u sIa ". o..
When the prophet got q vision Of
tho holy God he was smitten with a
sense Of sin. This Is always true. Tho
reason that men think well Of them.
selves IL that they have never seen
God. Face to face with the Lord.
Isaiah saw himself a. wholly vile. He
realized that he had sinnsd In speech
and. II In speech. then In heart. there.
fore the cry Of despair. He was not
only guilty himself. but was living In
the midst Of an unelenn people
~. isaIah clsanssd From Gin wv.
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Having been convicted Of sin and
having made confession Of Il. u burn
ing coal was taken from the altar TO
purge away his sin. His penitentini
guilt was forgiven and removed. Those
unclean lips were refined by fire and,
With pure speech. he expressed the
holy thoughts Of God. Only Ore from
Gods altar can purge u from our sins
". lsaish's Call.
God did not call the prophet until
after he was clesnsed. The purged
soul In the soul ready for the Lords
service. Indeed. the unrOnvic,ed, un.
forgiven and uncleansed soul cannot
even hear the Divine call for service.
v. isalsh's Dedication ". ~.
Following the cleansing from ain
there WAS the quick response for scrv.
Ice. The one purKed and snnctihei
and mndc meet for the Masters use
rcudily responds to tn. cHIi Of God
They did not induir. MS to the issue,
did not dssIr. 4" see III" end from the
beginning. but with freedom came for.
ward to serve.
VI. tssish's Commission tvv. 9.i3).
The previous outlook was not prom.
Using. lie shrnnk hack from the re.
sponsibiiity and Instantly cried. How
long. Lordi" The I.oplr w.r" STEPPED
In selhshncss and III. Lord assured
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though long, would not continue for
ever. The peopl" would 90 On In sin.
to be taken cnp'iy" md the lnrl ~"