"Undone, Yet Sent" – Isaiah 6:6–8
Scripture: Isaiah 6:6–8 (ESV)
"Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: 'Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.' And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Then I said, 'Here I am! Send me.'"
When Isaiah saw the Lord—high and lifted up—his response wasn’t praise or joy. It was terror. “Woe is me,” he cried, “for I am undone.”
He was not being dramatic. In the presence of perfect holiness, the reality of sin hits hard. It strips us, exposes us, unravels us. Isaiah, a prophet and a righteous man by all human standards, realized the depth of his sin, and he knew the truth: the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23).
But here's the turning point: God did not leave Isaiah in his ruin. Instead, He acted. He sent a seraph with a live coal—something from the altar, a symbol of sacrifice—to touch Isaiah’s lips. Isaiah’s guilt was taken away, and his sin was atoned for.
God didn’t ignore Isaiah’s sin. He dealt with it.
And then came the call: “Whom shall I send?” Isaiah, now cleansed, no longer undone but restored, immediately answered, “Here I am. Send me.”
This is the outcome of encountering the living God: not just forgiveness, but purpose. Not just cleansing, but commissioning.
This moment is important for us because it tells the whole gospel in a few verses. Yes, sin brings death, and in God’s presence, we are undone. But our holy God is also a loving God. He does not cast us away—He draws us near, cleanses us through sacrifice, and calls us into His mission.
You may feel undone. But God’s goal is not to destroy you—it’s to redeem you, restore you, and send you.
Will you answer as Isaiah did?
More: Lesson 7 Foundations for Prophecy
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