Isaiah 6:5-8 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the middle of a people of unclean lips… I. In the text we have PERSONAL UNCLEANNESS ACKNOWLEDGED. II. Observe, GOD'S METHOD OF DISCOVERING THIS CONDITION TO HIS PEOPLE. 1. A vision of Himself. 2. The prophet discovered his corruption by a particular manifestation. "Unclean lips." Lips are indicative of character; they reveal the state of the heart. III. THE PROPHET WAS FILLED WITH KEEN DISTRESS when he discovered that there was corruption within him. IV. The text reveals GOD'S WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM ALL SIN. V. The text points out THE DEFINITE NATURE OF THIS FULL SALVATION. 1. As to date. "The year that King Uzziah died." 2. As to place. The sanctuary. It has been said that of all places in the world there are two which a man never forgets — the place where he was converted, and the place where he got his wife. A sea captain says, "I was crossing the Channel one day, in command of a passenger steamer, when a person rushed up to me, and said, 'Captain, why, that is Jersey! Jersey,' I said, 'I know that, right well, for I have seen it hundreds of times'; but the speaker was not to be shaken off with my reply, and, with greater emphasis, repeated, 'But, sir, — Captain, that is Jersey!' I replied, 'Well, my good woman, what of that?' 'Why,' said she, 'I was born to God there!'" 3. As to results. Readiness and fitness for service. (H. Woodcock.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. |
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