-September 25, 2021-
“So I said: ‘Woe is me, for I am undone! Because 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 6:5).
Isaiah was called by God to be a prophet to Judah during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and , kings of Judah. He spoke the Word of God in power, conviction, and clarity. He was a very godly man and servant of the Lord.
In Chapter 6, Isaiah had a vision of the Lord in His glory in heaven with all the angels around Him worshiping Him. In Isaiah 6:1, Isaiah said, “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.” In the NT, Paul had a similar vision in 2 Corinthians chapter 12. They both saw the Lord in all of His glory.
Isaiah recognized the holiness of God, and in so doing, he also recognized his own sinfulness. It is one thing to see the sins of others, but it quite another to see our own sinfulness. The more we grow in Christ and see Him for who He is, the more sinful we see we ourselves. We should never forget that we are sinners saved by grace. We see the Lord and our sinfulness is exposed. Whether is it a sinful motive, attitude, desire, word, or action.
Paul wrote, “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death” (Romans 7:24). How thankful we should be that our sins are forgiven! One day we will see the Lord face to face, and we shall be like Him for we shall see Him as He is. May we keep our eyes in Jesus!
Have a blessed day living close to the Lord and when we sin in any form to confess it, repent, and forsake it. Stay safe and healthy.
In His grace,
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 