<TITLE>10. Par 82-92</TITLE>L-82   Then when this man got striken by this leprosy, when he got lifted up in pride, this was a great lesson to that young prophet. He found out, by this being a great lesson to him, that God orders His man to the place. See? Man cannot order himself. God orders His man. God makes you what you are. See? And God orders His man, and he musn't try to take another's place. And it was a lesson to Isaiah, that he mustn't put his eyes upon human beings for an example. He must put his eyes on God.

L-83 Now that's us. Any man, any man is subject to mistakes. He is subject to error because He is human. He is subject to the violations of God's laws. And he is subject to many things, because Satan tempts him, and he is just a human being. And if God ever lifted His hands, he would fall. That's all.
And I've heard people say, "Oh, Satan can't do that."

L-84 Yes, you just let God lift His hand one time, and watch what happens. It's a... I constantly plead, "God, don't send him. Have mercy on me. Keep him away from me," you see. I--I need God's mercy. And we all need that.

L-85   Now we find that, Isaiah, he had leaned heavy upon the good king's arm, and now the arm had been taken from him; and the king was dead, and died with leprosy, in shame. Now, Isaiah, during this time, the king being lifted up, well, then his young son was to take the place. And we find out that--that the people had got into a--a horrible immoral stage.

L-86 When there is no real godly leader, then the people begin to get into immorals. I think that's what's the matter with us today, in our nation, in our churches, and things. We need godly leaders, somebody that sets an example.

L-87   And, but He let Isaiah know here that he could not look upon men. So Isaiah, one day, as he wondered around, he must have got all weary, being knowed he had a great responsibility, he went down to the temple to pray. Now that's a good thing to do, for all of us. Goes down to the temple to pray.

L-88 And we notice when he was praying down at the altar. All at once, being a prophet, he fell into a vision. And, when he did, he looked up and he saw God, the King, sitting way high, exalted, up on His throne, and His train filled the place, you see. Then he saw a real example. He saw One that he could put his confidence in, that could never be striken with leprosy, One that could never fail. In other words, He was saying to Isaiah, "See, you put your hope in some man, and it failed. You put your... looked to this man for an example, and--and he failed. Now look up Here, at Me, I'm the unfailing God."

L-89 And I--I think that's what we should do today, as His servants, should look to Him. Jesus is our example. And we must look to Him, the Author and Finisher of our faith.

L-90   Now we find out, in this vision, that he saw God lifted up high on a throne. Then he noticed another thing. Note, around Him was, and in the temple where He was at, was these Heavenly Seraphims.

L-91 If you would check that word, I think it's only used about once or twice in the Bible. And it's--it's not Cheribums, but it's next to Cheribums. Something like an Angelic Being; and yet it isn't an Angel, and it is an Angel, but it's a special Person. What They are, They're a burner of sacrifice, in the Bible. And where the sacrifice, of course, brings in or leads in the... makes a way for the sinner, to holiness. And these Seraphims burning the sacrifice which was required, They--They went to the... That was Their duty.

L-92   And here They were, flying through the temple while Isaiah was in the vision, and the whole temple become full of smoke. And They were crying, One to the Other, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty! Holy, holy, holy!" Oh, in other words, "There is Something that cannot fall. There is your example. There is the King to look to. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty!"


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