The story of Isaiah is found in the book of Isaiah.

Influential Men of the Bible: Isaiah

The story of Isaiah is found in the book of Isaiah.

American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and presidential candidate Jesse Jackson is credited with the following quote: “If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.” In life’s darkest hour, if one can only conceive a vision of hope, hope has the power to triumph over despair. Jesus Christ in you, as declared in Colossians 1:27, is “the hope of glory!”

Christ is the Word made flesh (John 1:14), but He is also the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15). God’s prophetic messages are often described as visions. The book of Isaiah is presented as “the vision of Isaiah” (Isaiah 1:1). Israel’s prophets were indeed seers. Isaiah himself “saw the Lord” (Isaiah 6:1), but his visionary insights were made shareable by being put into a written message: “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw” (Isaiah 2:1). Isaiah’s book is a vision in that it reveals, through symbols and reasoned thought, a God-centered way of seeing and living. It offers everyone the true alternative to the false appearances of the world.

Isaiah saw the Lord as high and lifted up (Isaiah 6:1). He saw our glorious and holy God; a God who is unlimited in power; a God who is incapable of telling a lie or going back on His word. An eternal God, whose tenure never ends, He can never be dethroned or voted out. He’s the God who created the universe and framed the times and seasons. This same God called him, and purified him, and qualified him to proclaim His message. How do you see God? And furthermore, how do you see God in you?

Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians was that their hearts would be enlightened so that they would see what they have and who they already are in Christ (Ephesians 1:17-19). As you take time to meditate on God’s Word, I pray He floods your heart with glorious light that you may envision a renewed hope and a brighter tomorrow!