The Train of His Robe Fills the Temple

Isaiah 6:1-8 "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, 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 mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me."



I have been moved by these scriptures many, many times and for various reasons. 1) I saw the Lord...though I may not have physically seen Him, He is very real in my life. He's moved spiritual forces on my behalf to save me, to protect me, to comfort me. He continually lets me know He is a very present help, He loves me and desires a close relationship with me. 2) Woe is me...I am so very unworthy of the love and forgiveness He has bestowed upon me. I'm often overcome with emotion when I think of where He brought me from and that the Creator of this universe would think me worthy to have a personal relationship with Him. 3) Will you go for us?...it breaks my heart that there are so many souls in this world to be reached with the Gospel and so few people willing to go. What an honor to win souls for God's Kingdom and to plant churches!! 4) Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts...in the presence of a holy God I am so humbled, amazed, overwhelmed, peaceful, joyful. Words cannot describe being surround by the glory of His presence. I wish every human being could experience this touch of heaven on earth!



Our church sings a song based on these scriptures:
I saw the Lord seated on His throne He was clothed in glory, Exalted high And the train of His robe, filled the temple The Angels gathered around and cried
You are Holy, oh so holy You are holy Lord of all
And woe is me for I'm unclean For my eyes have seen the risen King And He cleansed my lips with a burning fire And the angels gathered around and cried


I am reduced to tears each time we sing this song as my heart swells in worship of my Saviour and King. I am overwhelmed with my feeble attempts at displaying just how much God means to me and all I can do is weep in His holy Presence. Recently, as we sang this song, God spoke to my heart about the lyrics "and the train of His robe filled the temple". The Lord gave me a quick vision of the train of His robe trailing down from the heavens and filling our sactuary. He then reminded me of the significance of the train on a king's robe: in the times of the Old Testament, the greatest recognition for the king that he had been victorious in battle was signified when he would have a piece of the defeated king's robe cut off and sewn onto the bottom of his own robe. The length of his robe would therefore be a sign or an indication of his greatness...the longer his robe, the more victories he had won.



God met with me during that worship service to personally reassure me that no matter what the battle may seem like He will be victorious...the proof is in the train of His robe!!