There’s a shift that happens in the soul when we truly see God.
In Book of Isaiah 1-5, the prophet looks out at the world and says, “Woe to them…”
Corruption, injustice, pride-it’s all clear. Easy to name. Easy to condemn.
But then comes the vision in Book of Isaiah.
“I saw the Lord…”
And suddenly the direction changes.
No longer “woe to them,”
but “woe is me.”
Because a true glimpse of God’s holiness doesn’t just expose the world around us… it reveals what’s within us. It silences comparison. It dismantles self-righteousness. It brings us low.
But it doesn’t leave us there.
After the cleansing, after the surrender, after the call…
the same voice that shook the temple declares:
“The whole earth is full of His glory.”
That’s the final shift;
from condemnation, to humility, to wonder.
Not blind to the brokenness of the world,
but awakened to a deeper reality:
God’s glory has never left it.
This morning, don’t stop at “woe to them.”
Let the vision go deeper,
until it becomes “woe is me”…
and finally, “the whole earth is full of His glory.”