“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts,
The whole earth is full of His glory.”

⁴ And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke.”

The vision itself isn’t the focus; it’s the perfect timing.  The king had just died and the country was in utter chaos.  The had no new king which meant civil unrest, violence, breaking of laws publicly and economic uncertainty.  Sound familiar?

And what do we see?  God on His throne!  God has not abdicated His throne; He has not let someone else take the reigns.  On the contrary, He is in charge and mightily! I say mightily because He is “high and lifted up!”  He is high!

You may be asking yourself right now, “How did He get lifted up?  How did He come about to be so high?  I would venture to say that it’s because of the praise of His creations; the seraphim were totally praising Him which says to me that He is still worthy of our praise!

So how does that pertain to us?  We should be praising Him in our darkest, most scariest times.  we should be praising Him when we are scared and confused and our world is in chaos.  Why?  Because this is God’s will for us in Christ Jesus!

“¹⁶ Rejoice always; ¹⁷ pray without ceasing; ¹⁸ in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Another reason that comes to mind; God is lifted up when we praise Him.  He loves to hear our praises.  It reminds me of that scene in Mary Poppins where they go into the pub with the bubbles and the cute little man gets his chair lifted right off the ground and into the air; he just can’t stop laughing and is full of joy!

I know it’s hard sometimes; especially in the circumstances we are in today.  That’s why in Hebrews 13:15 it says this… “¹⁵ Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.”  Get that!  The sacrifice of praise!  And even the beginning of the Lord’s prayer starts with praise and adoration to God.

So how do we go about praising when things are at their darkest?  Maybe you can’t even start with a single word?  Maybe you’re so frozen you can’t even utter a word in prayer. I’ve been there; so afraid to move because you’ll get eaten alive or just die.  I always start with worship music.  God told me to start here because I wasn’t getting a good start otherwise.  This always changes my focus and let’s me focus on how big God is.  Shoot, you may even start dancing around your house!  And if it’s just too big and you still can’t wrap your heart around worshiping or praying, that’s okay.  God’s still got you covered!

^“26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; ²⁷ and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”  Romans 8:26-27

Here’s the deal. For these purposes, the vision isn’t the main focus; it’s the timing of the vision. The king had just died.  The country was in a state of chaos.  They had no ruler.  There was civil unrest, there was violence, and there was economic uncertainty.  Sound familiar?  It totally should!