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{{DOD-July}}
No [[Old Testament]] book gives such a full picture of [[Jesus]] Christ as the Book of [[Isaiah]] does. We see His birth (chapter 7:14), which can be paralleled with [[Matthew]] 1:23; we see the ministry of [[John]] the Baptist (chapter 40); Christ anointed by the Holy [[Spirit]] (chapter 62); Christ the Servant (chapter 42); [[Israel]]'s rejection of Christ (chapter 66); and many other things paralleled with New Testament Scriptures.
[[John]] 12:38-41 tells us that [[Isaiah]] saw [[Jesus Christ]] in His glory. After seeing Christ, [[Isaiah]] looked at himself, and saw his own sinful condition and failures. A true [[vision]] of [[God]] and His holiness always makes us realize our shortcomings. Job saw [[God]] and repented. [[Peter]] cried out, "I am a sinful man!" when he saw Christ's glory and power. Self-righteous [[Saul]] saw that his own righteousness was but "garbage" compared to the glory of Christ. When a believer has a true experience with the [[Lord]], it does not make him proud; it humbles and breaks him.
When [[Isaiah]] confessed his sins, he mentioned especially his unclean lips. Unclean lips are the products of unclean hearts. The [[prophet]] knew that he could not faithfully preach for the [[Lord]] unless he was prepared and cleansed. How different from some [[Christians]] who rush out to win souls to Christ before taking time to meet the [[Lord]] and be cleansed. [[God]] did meet [[Isaiah]]'s need. He sent a seraphim to cleanse him with a coal off the [[altar]]. Note that it was more important for the seraphim to equip [[Isaiah]] to be a soul-winner than to praise [[God]]! True worship ought to lead to witnessing and soul- winning. Too many [[Christians]] want to hold on to a "spiritual experience" with the [[Lord]], rather than be prepared to go out to share the [[Lord]] with others. The times of prayer and rejoicing with the [[Lord]] are precious, but Proverbs 11:30 says, "He that winneth souls is wise." The [[Lord]] commissioned each of His redeemed to be soul-winners.
