We ought to take Christ much more serious than we do.

Isaiah 6:1-7, Matthew 10:28, John 12:41, John 1:1-18, Exodus 14:30, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 1:23, Ephesians 5:22-33, Revelation 1:1-20, Revelation 1:17a, Revelation 19:11-16, Revelation 22:3, Ephesians 5:22-33

The Holiness of God immediately puts everything in its right place, especially man’s insatiable pride. The frightening holiness of God draws its intended effect from us small and weak human beings, just as it did Isaiah in Chapter 6.

Isaiah’s response to being in the presence of God was immediate and frightening awe. As he entered in to the presence of something totally and completely other, the Spirit of God filled Him with fear, awe, conviction and terror.

The Lord must have been both terrifying and glorious at the same time for Isaiah. “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!”

Here is why Jesus said in Matthew 10:28, “do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell“.

In Christ, we have encountered the same Holy and Righteous God that Isaiah did. John tells us this in the twelfth chapter of his gospel, He writes, “Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him” (John 12:41).

The one whom Isaiah saw High and lifted up in His temple, who the Seraphim had to cover their face from (Isaiah 6:2), is Christ Jesus.

Jesus speaking in John 12:41, is the same terrifying being who Isaiah saw in the temple, in Isaiah chapter 6. The Lord high and lifted up in Isaiah 6, is Jesus Christ, the incarnate word. The two are one and the same person. Isaiah was speaking about The LORD who is Jesus in John 12:41.

We do well to join with God the father and give His Son the glory He so richly deserves.

We ought not to take Jesus lightly.

Jesus is God and has always been God. Here is why we ought not to take Jesus Christ lightly; and here is why there is so much hope in Him.

He is the mighty one from of old, who saves His People for His own glory, and by His mighty hand (Exodus 14:30). 

He is the one does all things “according to the purpose of His will” (Ephesians 1:5). 

He is the one who “fills all things in all” (Ephesians 1:23). 

We ought not to play around with Jesus.

Jesus is The one whom Isaiah saw, “the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 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.  And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”

Christ is the one who sits as judge on the throne of almighty God, and the nations are absolutely nothing to Him.

Rather, the nations ought to be be glad on account of Him. We ought to be very careful and seek Him while we can. This is the one who has claimed us as His own bride (Ephesians 5:22-33).

Here is the one whom John saw, when he was cast to the island of Patmos, shinning bright as the sun in its full strength. It is on His shoulders that He carries our brokenness and God-hating sin. His eyes are full of both unconditional love for sinners like me, who He has redeemed, AND His eyes are like flames of fire as the righteous judge of His church and the world (Revelation 1:1-20). 

Who will be able to withstand the glorious revelation God in Jesus Christ when he lays claim to the earth that is rightfully His? No one.

John’s response when he saw Christ on the island of Patmos was the only response that was appropriate, “When I saw Him, I fell at his feet as though dead” (1:17a). We do well not to take Christ lightly, God the father sure doesn’t, neither does all of heaven.

When Christ comes (revelation 19:11-16) there will be no more silly twitter and facebook feuds, there will be no more cancel culture, no more woke religion, no more perversion and mutilation of our bodies in rebellion against God, no more pride, no more war and greed. There will be nothing but Christ and His glory.

His glorious life will bring healing, “The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations” Revelation 22:3.

Even so come Lord Jesus.

May Christ’s Church find their strength in Him in our utter and complete weakness, and may we find rest in His love, grace and faithfulness to His father (who has become our father forever) and to us His blood-bought family.

Surely we have been blessed beyond belief to be a part of Him…Eternally (Ephesians 5:22-33).

Oh, there is just no one like Him, and Oh HE IS JUST SO WORTHY!!! (edited)