以赛亚的蒙召异象
以赛亚书六章1至7节
1当乌西雅王崩的那年，我见主坐在高高的宝座上。他的衣裳垂下，遮满圣殿。
2其上有撒拉弗侍立，各有六个翅膀：用两个翅膀遮脸，两个翅膀遮脚，两个翅膀飞翔；
3彼此呼喊说：圣哉！圣哉！圣哉！万军之耶和华；他的荣光充满全地！
4因呼喊者的声音，门槛的根基震动，殿充满了烟云。
5那时我说：祸哉！我灭亡了！因为我是嘴唇不洁的人，又住在嘴唇不洁的民中，又因我眼见大君王─万军之耶和华。
6有一撒拉弗飞到我跟前，手里拿着红炭，是用火剪从坛上取下来的，
7将炭沾我的口，说：看哪，这炭沾了你的嘴，你的罪孽便除掉，你的罪恶就赦免了。
信息分享
以赛亚自出生以来，乌西雅王一直在位；乌西雅王十六岁登基，一直在位五十二年。如今乌西雅王驾崩，以赛亚当然会思忖未来将有甚么改变。就在这一刻，他突然看见一个大宝座──是属于神自己的大宝座。这个异象为他揭示了一个全新的视域：他先前只想到乌西雅的王位，如今他终于看到全能的神坐在王的宝座上。
以赛亚当时在哪里？他正在圣殿里面，可能是在祈祷。他突然看见圣殿幔子的后面，神的宝座充满了荣耀。他究竟看见甚么？约翰在约翰福音十二章38至41节指出以赛亚是看见基督的荣耀。
以赛亚在异象中看见神的荣光充满全地。他看见用翅膀遮脸的天使围绕着宝座。他看不见他们的脸孔，却听见他们在不住的颂赞神。以赛亚似乎是要指出，这些天使的主要任务，是遵行神的旨意和不断颂赞祂。
以赛亚见到异象之后，对他有何改变？因着神的荣耀和圣洁，以赛亚看见自己的罪污(5节)。这通常是人认识神的第一个反应。以赛亚承认自己是个极需要洁净的罪人，他更明确承认「我是个嘴唇不洁的人」。当神向人的内心说话，那人会知道自己的罪，并且明确地认罪。
在这里，我们还看到一个方法，去分辨甚么是出于撒但的声音，甚么是出自圣灵的声音。撒但总是对我们作出摧毁性的指控：「你是个失败的人」；然而，圣灵却总是明确指出我们的罪，并且引导我们去悔改。
牢记：
以赛亚书一章18节
ISAIAH'S GREAT VISION
Isaiah 6:1-7
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.”
Message
Isaiah had never known any other king than Uzziah, who became king at 16 and reigned for 52 years. Now Uzziah is dead and Isaiah wonders what will happen next. Suddenly he sees a far greater throne-that of God himself. This gave him a new vision. Previously he had only thought of the kingship of Uzziah. Now he sees the throne of God almighty.
Where was Isaiah? He was in the Temple, possibly praying. Suddenly he sees beyond the veil of the Temple. He sees God's throne with all its glory. What did he actually see? John says in 12:38-41 that Isaiah saw the glory of Christ himself.
His vision was of the whole earth filled with the glory of God. He saw the veiled workers or angels around the throne. He did not see their faces but he heard their voices praising God. Isaiah seems to be saying that the chief delight of these angels was to do the will of God and to praise him constantly.
What was the result of the vision? In the light of God's glory and holiness Isaiah saw his own sinful condition (v. 5). A true vision of God always does this. He recognised himself as a sinner desperately needing cleansing. He also knew specific conviction-he said, 'I am a man of unclean lips'. When God speaks to a heart, he convicts of sin and he does it a specific way.
Here is one way in which you can distinguish between the voice of Satan and the voice of the Holy Spirit. Satan always speaks in sweeping condemnation-e.g. 'You are a failure'. But the voice of the Spirit will point out one particular sin and convict you of that, with the hope that conviction will bring you to repentance.
REMEMBER: Isaiah 1:18