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Isaiah 6:1–5
“In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up… Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone…”

Isaiah’s vision begins with loss. “In the year that king Uzziah died.” Earthly stability had been shaken. Familiar leadership was gone. And it is precisely then—when human props collapse—that Isaiah sees the Lord as he never had before. High. Lifted up. Sovereign. Unmoved.

The glory of God is not light entertainment; it is weighty reality. When Isaiah sees the Lord, the first thing that happens is not comfort—it is conviction. “Woe is me! for I am undone.” The presence of a holy God exposes the poverty of the human soul. Revival begins not with applause, but with awe.

The seraphim cry, “Holy, holy, holy,” not because God needs affirmation, but because holiness is the defining feature of His being. When the church loses sight of God’s holiness, it grows casual with sin and careless with worship. Awakening restores reverence. It puts weight back where it belongs.

Isaiah does not compare himself to others; he compares himself to God—and he collapses. True encounters with God always humble us. They remind us that He is not manageable, predictable, or tame. He is glorious. And His glory rearranges everything.

Yet conviction is not the end of the story. God reveals sin in order to remove it. Fire follows confession. Grace follows humility. God never exposes to destroy; He exposes to cleanse.

Today, ask God to restore your vision of His glory. Not a diminished, convenient version—but the Lord high and lifted up. When His glory regains weight in our lives, everything else falls into proper place.