READ Isaiah 6
Isaiah is commissioned to become a prophet to Israel.

INSIGHT
Isaiah sees the Lord in a terrifying vision which makes him acutely aware of his sinfulness and God´s holiness. The Lord takes away his sin—seeing the repentance of his heart—and then commissions Isaiah to serve Him as a prophet. This event illustrates how the Lord calls His servants. First, He reveals Himself through His Word. When the hearer receives the Scriptures, he becomes aware of his sin and asks God
for forgiveness and salvation. God then sends him into the world to take the message of salvation to others.

PRAYER
God is holy, and we praise Him because He makes us holy, cleansing us spiritually with the blood of Christ:
Lord, our Lord,
How magnificent is your name throughout the earth!  
You have covered the heavens with your majesty.  
When I observe your heavens, the work of your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which you set in place,  
What is a human being that you remember him,
A son of man that you look after him?
Lord, our Lord,
How magnificent is your name throughout the earth!
(Psalm 8:1, 3-4, 9).

Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Do not remember the sins of my youth  
Or my acts of rebellion;  
In keeping with your faithful love, remember me
Because of your goodness, Lord (Psalm 25:7).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. Now pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and
ordinances in Israel (Ezra 7:10).

I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies
during the journey, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek him, but
his fierce anger is against all who abandon him.” (Ezra 8:22).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• National leaders and current events
• Greater faithfulness with your time
• Your activities for the day

Finally, offer this closing prayer:
I heard every creature in heaven,
On earth, under the earth, on the sea,
And everything in them say,  
Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to the one seated on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and ever!
(Revelation 5:13).