In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord… —Isaiah
6:1
{CHAMBERS} “My vision of God is dependent upon the
condition of my character. My character determines whether or not truth can
even be revealed to me. Before I can say, “I saw the Lord,” there must be
something in my character that conforms to the likeness of God. Until I am born
again and really begin to see the kingdom of God, I only see from the
perspective of my own biases. What I need is God’s surgical procedure— His use
of external circumstances to bring about internal purification. Your priorities
must be God first, God second, and God third, until your life is continually
face to face with God and no one else is taken into account whatsoever. Your
prayer will then be, “In all the world there is no one but You, dear God; there
is no one but You.” Keep paying the price. Let God see that you are willing to
live up to the vision.”
{ELGIN} (Isaiah 6:1-3) “In the year that King
Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the
train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six
wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their
feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: “Holy,
holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”” What is your view of Jehovah God? Is He waiting for your beckoning call to do
something for you? Or is He the Creator of the Universe, all powerful and all
knowing. We can enter before His throne
of Grace boldly (Hebrews 4:16) because
we are His children, but He, nevertheless, is still God almighty. The reason that we can enter into His presence
is because of Jesus Christ, not by our own merit. Do you live your life in awe of the Father of
lights (James 1:17) or have you lost
your respect for who He is. Your view of
God is the foundation for your view of your life in Christ. Maybe you need to do a “system reset” and
reconsider the One who loved us enough to send His Son to die for us (John 3:16).
I was thinking the other day about times past
when I had considerable authority of other people. When I walked into their presence they would
stand up. Not because of Charley, but because
of the authority that I had. There is a
song that says “come just as you are”.
It does not mean that it doesn’t matter how you approach God, it means
that you can’t ever be good enough to enter into His presence on your own, so don’t try to be good enough. Instead, embrace
the One who can stand in His presence, Jesus Christ. Jesus has made it possible for us to enter boldly
– meaning that we do not need to fear that we will be turned away or struck
down. God will receive us because of His
Son and only because of His Son. Don’t let
that understanding fade and make your relationship less than what it should
be. Something to think and pray about.
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