Isaiah 6:1-8
In
the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty
throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. Hovering around him
were mighty seraphim, each with six wings. With two wings they covered
their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with the remaining
two they flew. In a great chorus they sang,
"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty!
The whole earth is filled with his glory!"
The glorious singing shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire sanctuary was filled with smoke.
Then
I said, "My destruction is sealed, for I am a sinful man and a member
of a sinful race. Yet I have seen the King, the LORD Almighty!"
Then
one of the seraphim flew over to the altar, and he picked up a burning
coal with a pair of tongs. He touched my lips with it and said, "See,
this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your
sins are forgiven."
Then I heard the Lord asking, "Whom should I send as a messenger to my people? Who will go for us?"
And I said, "Lord, I'll go! Send me." NLT
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Holy God,
With
all due respect and reverent awe I come into Your divine presence.
Silently, I fix my eyes on Your inexplicable, splendor and majesty. High
above the cosmic galaxies, beyond the stars and moon, is Your lofty
throne. The earth and everything in it is Your footstool. Never ending
fabric from Your robe flows seamlessly from heaven to earth. Jubilant
angels harmoniously sing of Your holiness, while the entire world
epitomizes Your brilliant glory. I shudder at the vision of Your
unsurpassed excellence.
Aware
of Your magnificent holiness, I fall down in utter fear of You.
Ashamedly, I admit that I've made many terrible choices and done a lot
of awful things. I'm tarnished, broken and unfit to be in Your holy
presence; yet, I too have seen and felt Your greatness. With a single
merciful touch You blotted out my mistakes, forgot my failures, and
removed my shame. Graciously, You asked me to clean up my act and
represent Your heavenly kingdom on earth.
Please
dear Lord, expand my view of Your dominion. Gasping at Your supremacy
daily, I'll tremble in Your awesome presence, fearing You because You
alone are the Lord God Almighty, and You alone are holy, holy, holy. No
one else can touch my heart like You do. All glory, honor and praise
belong to You, the Sovereign King, who reigns over all the earth from
beyond the spectacular spacious skies. Hallelujah! Amen.
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When
we get a right view of God, we get a right view of ourselves. This
helps us to remember that He is big, and people are little. Rather than
living our lives to please people, we need to devote our lives to
pleasing Him. Do you have a clear view of God's holiness?
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