“Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of
unclean lips . . .” —Isaiah 6:5
‘When I come into the very presence of God, I do
not realize that I am a sinner in an indefinite sense, but I suddenly realize
and the focus of my attention is directed toward the concentration of sin in a
particular area of my life. A person will easily say, “Oh yes, I know I am a
sinner,” but when he comes into the presence of God he cannot get away with
such a broad and indefinite statement. Our conviction is focused on our
specific sin, and we realize, as Isaiah did, what we really are. This is always
the sign that a person is in the presence of God.’ CHAMBERS
When you say “I know I am a sinner” or “We all
have feet of clay”, it is a form of an excuse.
It excuses the sin that rests in us. Sin that keeps us from having an
intimate relationship with the Father. It
is God’s intent that we be one with Him.
In John 17:20-23, Jesus said … “I pray also for those who
will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father,
just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world
may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave
me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may
be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and
have loved them even as you have loved me.”
Isaiah knew that His heart was not right before
God. He could not make any excuses for
what he knew to be truth. In the same
way … the Spirit convicts us of our sin … the Word shines a light on it … We
cannot have a close relationship with the Father if we are excusing our sin to
the weakness of our flesh .. and denying the power of the Word and the Spirit
to wash us .. to create in us a clean heart and renew a right spirit in us (Psalm
51). What are you waiting for?
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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