Filling the Waste

Places with the

Glory of God
John Isaacs
KingsWay Community Church

August 12, 2007

Isaiah 6
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.” 9 And He said, "Go,
and tell this people: 'Keep on hearing,
but do not understand; Keep on seeing,
but do not perceive.‘
10 "Make the heart of this people dull,
And their ears heavy, And shut their
eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And
hear with their ears, And understand
with their heart, And return and be
healed.“ 11 Then I said, "Lord, how
long?" And He answered: "Until the
cities are laid waste and without
inhabitant, The houses are without a
man, The land is utterly desolate,
12 The Lord has removed men far away,
And the forsaken places are many in the
midst of the land. 13 But yet a tenth will
be in it, And will return and be for
consuming, As a terebinth tree or as an
oak, Whose stump remains when it is
cut down. So the holy seed shall be its
stump."
This awful vision of the Divine Majesty
overwhelmed the prophet with a sense of his
own vileness. We are undone if there is not a
Mediator between us and this holy God. A
glimpse of heavenly glory is enough to
convince us that all our righteousness is as
filthy rags. Nor is there a man that would
dare to speak to the Lord, if he saw the
justice, holiness, and majesty of God,
without discerning his glorious mercy and
grace in Jesus Christ. The live coal may
denote the assurance given to the prophet,
of pardon, and acceptance in his work,
through the atonement of Christ.
- Matthew Henry
The Glory of God
1. Justice
2. Holiness
3. Majesty
Isaiah’s Encounter
His Experience With God’s
Glory Changed Him.

1. His view of self changed.

“Woe is me for I am undone.”
“I am a man of unclean lips.”
(Isaiah 6:5)
Isaiah’s Encounter
His Experience With God’s
Glory Changed Him.

2. His view of the world changed.

“I dwell in the midst of a people of
unclean lips.” (Isaiah 6:5)
Isaiah’s Encounter
His Experience With God’s
Glory Changed Him.

3. His view of the future changed.

“So the holy seed shall be its stump.”
(Isaiah 6:13)
The Glory of God
Exodus 34:6-7
Nehemiah 9:17
Psalm 145:3-12
Jonah 4:2
Psalm 145:3-12
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be
praised; And His greatness is
unsearchable. 4 One generation
shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty
acts. 5 I will meditate on the
glorious splendor of Your majesty,
And on Your wondrous works.
6 Men shall speak of the might of
Your awesome acts, And I will
declare Your greatness. 7 They
shall utter the memory of Your
great goodness, And shall sing of
Your righteousness. 8 The Lord is
gracious and full of compassion, Slow
to anger and great in mercy.
9 The Lord is good to all, And His
tender mercies are over all His works.
10 All Your works shall praise You,
O Lord, And Your saints shall bless
You. 11 They shall speak of the
glory of Your kingdom, And talk
of Your power, 12 To make known
to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of His
kingdom.
The Glory of God
1. The Goodness of God
- Revelation of His Character

2. The Greatness of God

- Demonstration of His Power
1. PROMISE
2. PROBLEM
3. PROVISION
4. FULFILLMENT
The Promise
of God’s Glory
The PROMISE
For the earth will be filled
With the knowledge of
the glory of the Lord, As
the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:14
The PROMISE
And blessed be His
glorious name forever!
And let the whole earth be
filled with His glory. Amen
and Amen. (Psalm 72:19)
The PROMISE
But truly, as I live, all the
earth shall be filled with
the glory of the Lord.
(Numbers 14:21)
The Problem
of God’s Glory
The PROBLEM
For all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of
God. (Romans 3:23)
The PROBLEM
Therefore the curse has
devoured the earth, And
those who dwell in it are
desolate. (Isaiah 24:6)
The Provision
of God’s Glory
The PROVISION
John 17:5
And now, O Father, glorify Me
together with Yourself, with the glory
which I had with You before the
world was.
The PROVISION
2 Corinthians 4:6
For it is the God who commanded light to
shine out of darkness, who has shone in
our hearts to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in
the face of Jesus Christ.
The Fulfillment
of God’s Glory
The FULFILLMENT
John 17:22
And the glory which You gave Me
I have given them, that they
may be one just as We are one.
The FULFILLMENT
2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in Him
are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the
glory of God through us.
The FULFILLMENT
Colossians 1:27
To them God willed to make
known what are the riches of the
glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles: which is Christ in you,
the hope of glory.
The FULFILLMENT
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face,
beholding as in a mirror the glory
of the Lord, are being
transformed into the same image
from glory to glory, just as by
the Spirit of the Lord.
Isaiah’s
Encounter With
The Glory of
God, Altered His
World View.
Isaiah 24:6
Therefore the curse has devoured
the earth, And those who dwell in
it are desolate.
Isaiah 49:8
Thus says the Lord: "In an
acceptable time I have heard You,
And in the day of salvation I have
helped You; I will preserve You
and give You As a covenant to the
people, To restore the earth, To
cause them to inherit the desolate
heritages.
Isaiah 51:3
For the Lord will comfort Zion, He
will comfort all her waste
places; He will make her
wilderness like Eden, And her
desert like the garden of the Lord;
Joy and gladness will be found in
it, Thanksgiving and the voice of
melody.
Isaiah 54:2-3
Enlarge the place of your tent, And let
them stretch out the curtains of your
dwellings; Do not spare; lengthen your
cords, And strengthen your stakes.
For you shall expand to the right and
to the left, And your descendants will
inherit the nations, And make the
desolate cities inhabited.
Isaiah 58:12
Those from among you Shall build
the old waste places; You shall
raise up the foundations of many
generations; And you shall be
called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.
 “Waste Places”
1. Any place in God’s creation
that isn’t a habitation of His
Glorious presence.

2. Any place in God’s creation

without a testimony of God’s
justice, holiness, and majesty.
 Our Mission
Filling the “waste
places” of the earth
with the glory of
God!
 Our Mission
Filling The “Waste Places”
• In My Life
• In the World Around Me
• To the Ends of the Earth
The Glory of God
Justice - Holiness - Majesty
1. The Goodness of God – Holiness
- Revelation of His Character
God’s Character
His Goodness
love, joy, peace, mercy, patient,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control, truthful,
generous, forgiving, and just
Exodus 34:6-7 and Galatians 5:22-23
The Glory of God
Justice – Holiness - Majesty
1. The Goodness of God – Holiness
- Revelation of His Character
2. The Greatness of God – Majesty
- Demonstration of His Power
 God’s Power
His Greatness
1 Corinthians 2:4
And my speech and my preaching
were not with persuasive words of
human wisdom, but in
demonstration of the Spirit and
of power.
The Glory of God
Justice – Holiness - Majesty
1. The Goodness of God – Holiness
- Revelation of His Character
2. The Greatness of God – Majesty
- Demonstration of His Power
3. The Council of God – Justice
- Manifestation of His Wisdom
 God’s Council
His Wisdom
Luke 2:39
And the Child grew and became
strong in spirit, filled with
wisdom; and the grace of God
was upon Him.
 God’s Council
His Wisdom
Mark 6:2
And when the Sabbath had come, He began to
teach in the synagogue. And many hearing
Him were astonished, saying, "Where did this
Man get these things? And what wisdom
is this which is given to Him, that such
mighty works are performed by His hands!
 God’s Council
His Wisdom
1 Corinthians 1:24
But to those who are called, both
Jews and Greeks, Christ the
power of God and the wisdom
of God.
 God’s Council
His Wisdom
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of Him you are in Christ
Jesus, who became for us
wisdom from God-and
righteousness and sanctification
and redemption.
 God’s Council
His Wisdom
Ephesians 3:10
To the intent that now the
manifold wisdom of God might
be made known by the church to
the principalities and powers in
the heavenly places.
 Our Mission
Filling the “waste
places” of the earth
with the glory of
God!
 Our Mission
1. Revealing God’s Character.
2. Demonstrating God’s Power.
3. Manifesting God’s Wisdom.

Filling the earth

with His Glory!