December 16, Isaiah

Day 17, December 16

Persons: Isaiah

Theme/Event: The Call to Holiness

Symbol: Fire Tongs with Hot Coal

Isaiah 1:10-20, 6:1-13, 8:11-9:7

There was another prophet after the time of Elijah whose name was Isaiah. God showed Isaiah His power and glory in a vision.

Isaiah 6:1-8

¹ In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. ² Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. ³ And one cried to another and said:
“ Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!”

⁴ And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.
⁵ So I said:
“ 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 my eyes have seen the King,
The LORD of hosts.”
⁶ Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. ⁷ And he touched my mouth with it, and said:
“ Behold, this has touched your lips;
Your iniquity is taken away,
And your sin purged.”
⁸ Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“ Whom shall I send,
And who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”

What an awesome, powerful God is our God. He is more amazing than we can even imagine. When Isaiah saw a vision of God, Isaiah knew he was not worthy to be in the presence of God. Then the seraphim purified him with a coal from the altar on his lips. Then Isaiah heard the voice of God asking for a messenger, and Isaiah asked for the job! Isaiah knew that his people needed to hear God’s words and God’s plans for their lives. Isaiah was willing to do whatever he had to do to bring God’s message to others. Part of the message that God told Isaiah to tell the people was what it would be like when Jesus came.

Isaiah 9:6-7

For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
⁷ Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

What an amazing privilege that Isaiah had to tell others about Jesus! Did you know that we have that same privilege? We can tell everyone we know all about Jesus. That wasn’t just God’s plan for Isaiah - that is God’s plan for you too!

Questions:

• What did Isaiah see in his vision?


• What did God want Isaiah to do?


• Who can you tell about Jesus?

Prayer: Dear God, help me to tell others about Jesus. Thank you for letting us be part of your plan to tell everyone about Jesus.

November 30, Jesse Tree

We decided to post the first day a little early, in case any one wanted to read ahead. :)

Day 1, November 30
Introduction of the Jesse Tree
Symbol- The Tree
Isaiah 11:3-10, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (David being anointed king)- these are Scriptures for additional reading

This is a very exciting time! Can you think of the special people in your life that you call Granna and Grandy, Grandma and Grandpa? They are all part of your family tree, your ancestors. Jesus had ancestors too, and we are going to spend the next month learning all about Jesus’ ancestors. The Bible tells us all about them in the Old Testament and the stories of their lives all point to Jesus and God’s plans from the beginning.
Tonight is the first night and tonight we are going to set up our tree. We will call it a Jesse Tree. Its name comes from these verses.

Isaiah 11:1-2
The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring
1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.

These verses talk about Jesse’s son, David, who was a great king over Israel. But, they also point forward to Jesus, who was also a descendant of Jesse, who is the King of Kings. This was all part of God’s wonderful plan for us.
This season of Advent is about waiting and preparing our hearts for our King. David waited 40 years after he was anointed king before he became king. People waited many years for Jesus, our Savior, to come to earth. We wait expectantly now for Christmas to come, the day we celebrate Jesus’ birth. We also wait expectantly for Jesus to come again. Let’s use the time that God has given us to prepare our hearts to worship Him and serve Him with gladness.

Questions:
What will we call our tree?
Who was David?
What are we waiting for?

Prayer: Dear God, help us to obey you as we wait patiently. Thank you for your wonderful plan.