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Racine Apostolic Church, Racine Missouri, Pastor R.A. Emerson
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short article: I saw The LORD It is perhaps one of the most stirring visions in the Old Testament. Isaiah writes in the 6th chapter of his book, a prophetic and politically incorrect vision that would lay like a diamond in the rough, waiting to be discovered and pondered.
"In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple."
It is important to note that the king Uzziah was perhaps one of the most powerful kings of his time. He defeated many armies and gained a lot of land. In fact he became so powerful that many armies would surrender before they even went into battle. As a result he had an impressive "train."
A train was a piece of cloth measuring about two inches in width and was sowed onto the end of an monarchs train, to indicate that he was victorious in battle. The longer the train was the greater in stature the king was. If a train was a foot or more, that king was most likely the sovereign king of that region. It is safe to estimate that king Uzziah had an impressive train to say the least.
But in the year of Uzziah's death, Isaiah saw something wonderful. A king with an incomprehensibly longer train! That it filled the temple speaks of countless exploits and victories.
But that's not all. He also saw the LORD sitting on a throne in the temple. This should be an incorrect statement and I will explain its importance here. The temple was the wrong place to see the LORD on a throne, or so you would think. It should have been in the throne room the merging of the throne room and the temple is prophetic of the coming messiah yet relevant to the day. For though king Uzziah was great, he became prideful of his own power and attempted to fill the office of the priest. This was his failing sin. So to see the LORD in the temple was to show that only One King was worthy to hold the office of high priest. And that when man attempts to lift himself up he will surely fall.
This applies to us today. We must see the LORD as Isaiah did, high and lifted up. With nothing but victory. But for this to happen king Uzziah, or in our case, our prideful ambitions and self reliance must die we must see the LORD as the supreme ruler in our life. Every victory that is attained must be added to His train, not ours.
And finally I find it incredible that our bodies are referred to as the temple of God. If we want to show the world the power of God his train or Glory must fill our temple. How? Through righteous and consistent living.
We should never have to live in fear of defeat as long as we have Christ in us the hope of glory.
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