" I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his face, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: " Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; and the whole earth is filled of his glory!"
Isaiah 6:1-3
Have you ever thought about the holiness of God? That is to say, how much holier He is than us. God's very nature is holy.
Let us consider what Isaiah is seeing. Here we have the seraphim worshiping God and crying repeatedly that the Lord is holy. These angels are holy creatures. The holiness they possess has been endowed by God but they are not sinful beings. Yet they cannot look upon God. Their faces and feet are covered while they declare the holiness of the Lord of host.
No wonder Isaiah felt that he was undone before God. A man of unclean lips. There is something about the immense holiness of God that causes us to feel as though we need covering.
Thankfully we are clothed in the holiness and righteousness of Christ. May the Holy Spirit help us take to heart what Isaiah saw. May the Spirit of God continue to sanctify us and may we walk in holiness.
In Christ Alone,
Pastor Wight
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