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Then I said, "It's all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies." Isaiah 6:5 NLT
When Isaiah entered God’s temple, he was in awe as he saw the glory of the Lord. But he was also quite terrified, believing that he was about to die. But God had plans for Isaiah, and they didn’t include him dying that day.
In today’s scripture verse, Isaiah laments his own sinfulness and unworthiness to be in God’s presence. But the Lord made a way for him: “Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar 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’” (Isaiah 66:6-7).
Each of us should think about Isaiah’s example when we’re confronted with our own sinfulness in light of God’s holiness. And, like Isaiah, God can and will cleanse us when we confess our sin (see 1 John 1:9).
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I am by nature a miserable sinner who is unworthy to approach You in any way. Yet You have cleansed me—my mouth, my eyes, my heart…all of me—through Jesus Christ. Thank You for doing for me what I could never have done for myself.
When Isaiah entered God’s temple, he was in awe as he saw the glory of the Lord. But he was also quite terrified, believing that he was about to die. But God had plans for Isaiah, and they didn’t include him dying that day.
In today’s scripture verse, Isaiah laments his own sinfulness and unworthiness to be in God’s presence. But the Lord made a way for him: “Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar 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’” (Isaiah 66:6-7).
Each of us should think about Isaiah’s example when we’re confronted with our own sinfulness in light of God’s holiness. And, like Isaiah, God can and will cleanse us when we confess our sin (see 1 John 1:9).
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I am by nature a miserable sinner who is unworthy to approach You in any way. Yet You have cleansed me—my mouth, my eyes, my heart…all of me—through Jesus Christ. Thank You for doing for me what I could never have done for myself.
