23 January 2009 Daily Bread

READ: Isaiah 6:1-10
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. -Isaiah 6:1

After you placed your food order at a popular fast food restaurant, the cashiers used to ask that famous question: "Would you like to supersize that?" In essence, they were asking the customers if they wanted more of what they were already getting.

In a similar way, when we come into God's presence, I believe He asks us: "Would you like to enlarge your understanding of Me today?"

Isaiah had one such experience with God. Through a painful event in his life, Isaiah saw the Lord "high and lifted up" (Isa. 6:1). Through this encounter, God supersized Isaiah's understanding of His holiness. He saw God's complete moral excellence that unifies His attributes.

God also enlarged Isaiah's realization of his own sin (v.5). This led to an expansion of his understanding of God's complete forgiveness and cleansing (vv.6-7). Only when Isaiah understood the depth of his sin could he appreciate and accept forgiveness and cleansing from God. Finally, his encounter with Go! d led to Isaiah's declaration of availability and commitment to reach out to others and to help them increase their understanding of God (vv.8-9).

Let's ask God to supersize our understanding of His greatness today. -Marvin Williams

Oh, I want to know You, blessed Lord,
Better than I've ever known before!
In Your Word I read of Your great purpose-
Help me understand it more and more. -Hess


Knowing about God is fascinating.
Knowing God personally is life-changing.