When God reveals His glory to
Isaiah, he knows the gig is up. He is undone. He knows he is unfit for God’s
presence. His lips are unclean, as ours are. James tells us that no man can
tame the tongue. Who among us has not sinned with our tongue? Isaiah personally
is unclean, and he also knows the guilt of his people. We know the guilt of our
culture quite well, too. We live in a dark house, trying to shine our lamp on a
stand, not hidden under a basket. But our lamp is nothing compared to the sun
outside in the sky. Our eyes have seen the king. Our world is spiritually dark
and blind, but what God has given us grace to see doesn’t do us much credit,
either. We have been blessed to see our sinfulness for what it is.
12/18/11
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