This portion of scripture has come up quite a bit in my studies in the past several months. It is one of my favorite scripture passages because it gives us a clear view of what is to happen when we encounter the holy God of the Bible. After seeing the LORD in all of his glory, Isaiah's response is, "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!"
Isaiah's response to seeing the LORD was repentance. He saw God in all of his glory, and his first responses were 1) Woe is me, 2) I am lost, and 3) I am a man of unclean lips. His first 3 statements all dealt with his own sinfulness. He understood his need for cleansing! I pray that I may always, before anything else, recognize my own wretched sin and understand my own need for cleansing, and that I may know that God reigns supreme through every circumstance and he will grant me love and mercy if I am consistently surrendering my life to Him.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
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