“Woe is me!” “I am lost!” “I am ruined!”
I believe we could paraphrase it this way, “God’s gonna kill me! That’s the only possible explanation for why I’m seeing this glorious sight. You can’t see God’s glory and live. God’s gonna kill me!”
Just a moment in the presence of the glorious, holy, God of glory will bring you to your knees before Him in complete brokenness and humility. Why?
“ I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips”
When we see how glorious He really is, we see how corrupt, sinful, unworthy, and defiled we are. We see the damning difference. A moment in the presence of God’s absolute holiness leads you to realize your great wickedness. We are corrupt and defiled by just the words we speak.
“my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."
Isaiah knows who he has seen. The King of all kings. Yahweh, the one and only true God. God of all Gods. The ruler of all the peoples and armies of the universe. Holy God.
When Isaiah was confronted with the holiness of God he was changed. He gained a new perspective on God and on himself. He was overwhelmed with the glorious holiness or God. He realized that God is different, far different than our grandest thoughts. He also realized how unworthy he was to be in God’s presence. He realized how unworthy he was to open his lips to join in the praise of God. He was a common man. He was a sinner.
When you encounter the glory, majesty, and holiness of God it has a deeply profound impact on you. We need a fresh encounter like this everyday so that we might free ourselves of the humanly conceived and inadequate view of God that so easily clouds our minds. We need to see the glorious holiness of God. We need to beg God to give us a glimpse of His glory. Just a glimpse like Isaiah had so that we might be changed as he was.
We need to see this glory so that we will see our own sin and unworthiness before God. We need to be broken. We need to be brought to true repentance. We need to be driven to passion for God, His glory, holiness.
Glorious, infinitely holy God,
Words cannot express how glorious you are.
You are the one and only.
You alone are God.
I am left speechless before your glory.
I am humbled by your glory.
I beg your mercy . . . your forgiveness.
Ignite in me a passion . . . a burning, unquenchable passion for your glory.
You are so worthy of every breath that I breathe.
You are so worthy of every beat of my heart.
Take them, they are yours.
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