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COMING AWAKE

May 8, 2022 – CHUCK EASTMAN – Isaiah 6:1-9a

COMING AWAKE TO THE GLORY OF GOD

• Intrinsic to His beauty and greatness is the reality that He is holy.

“He [God] is in a class by Himself in His perfection and greatness and worth ...

His holiness is what He is as God that no one else is. It is His quality of

perfection that can’t be improved upon, that can’t be imitated, that is

incomparable, that determines all that He is, and is determined by nothing

from outside Him. It signifies His infinite worth – His intrinsic, infinite value.”

-- John Piper

MAJOR SHIFTS IN OUR HEARTS AND LIVES

1. The beauty of God and His absolute holiness generates extravagant

worship.

• We worship what we value most.

• If we are bored with worship, it’s likely that we lack a compelling

view of God.

2. As our view of God enlarges, we see our brokenness in light of His

holiness.

• Shame can cause us to wallow in self-pity and self-hate.

• If our view of God leaves us in shame, it’s possible we haven’t actually

encountered God.

“The gospel at once shows us that we are far more broken than we thought ...

and more loved and valued by God than we ever could have imagined.”

-- Tim Keller

3. When we come awake to God’s beauty and glory, we are invited to go on

mission.

• The natural reaction to having an encounter with God is to shift into

motion.

SUMMARY

Isaiah’s whole life and writing after this moment are shaped by his experience

here. His mission is to cultivate a community / nation that is:

• Awake to the glory of God

• Worships Him extravagantly

• In broken humility repents

• Experiences grace

• Extends the same grace to the nations

This story of God and this reality of His glory over all things invites us today

to step in and participate – To trade in our attempts to write our own story

and cling to our own glory.