The Pathway to Faith Spring 2020

Dear People of God, I pray the engrafted Word of God is stitched in your hearts in such a way that it causes a deeper faith to rise in you and a fire to unapologetically fulfill the will of God for your life on the Earth.

Isaiah 6:1-8, reminds us of God’s assignment for Isaiah: “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty. The whole earth is full of his glory.” At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke. “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!

For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.” Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!””

Notice at the onset, Isaiah opened this passage on a very somber note. King Uzziah, who was a good king, is now dead. According to God’s promise King Uzziah ruled for fifty-two years and the nation was blessed materially during his reign. Following his death however, it seemed the glory of the Lord was no longer present.

Following the death of King Uzziah, the nation of Israel fell into decay. The people were taken captive, prosperity ceased, the people were plagued with depression and famine. It is in this climate that Isaiah did what every person, every city, every state, and every country should do, and that is: enter the temple! In the temple Isaiah sought an audience with God and in these uncertain times we too should follow this pattern.

In God’s temple, Isaiah made the discovery that the true king of the nation was not dead, but alive! Hear me people of God, I want you to know, today, in these perilous times, behind these earthly thrones such as the White House, political platforms and scientific theories, is a Heavenly throne which stands supreme. Therefore, we do not put our confidence in man’s understanding, but in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Because God is still on the throne today, He still hears the prayers of the righteous and answers them.

Proverbs 15:29 (AMP) reminds us that “The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous (the upright, in right standing with Him).”

Let’s reflect on Proverbs 14:34 which says: “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.” This principle applies to our current status as a nation. America must return to the God who made her prosperous. The New Testament reminds us in 2 Corinthians 7:10 that “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” With all the uncertainty and calamity surrounding our nation only pride and arrogance would prevent her from