3.28.2022

Only One Approach to God

Isaiah 6:1-5
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!” And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. So I said:
    “Woe is me, for I am undone!
    Because I am a man of unclean lips,
    And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
    For my eyes have seen the King,
    The LORD of hosts.”


What does it mean for God to be holy?  He is completely pure, such that we cannot approach Him.  Too often in our minds, we try to pretend that we are pure enough to draw near to God.

But we aren’t.  

Our zealous intentions, our good behavior, do not atone for our sins.

There is only one reason why we can gather before Him, seeking God’s presence and blessing, and that is Jesus Christ.  No one, nothing else can bridge the holiness gap between us and God.
But Jesus has done it, so
 
This reminds us of our need to confess our sins.

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