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Woe Is Me!!!

I believe that an exalted view of God brings a clear view of sin and a realistic view of self. But I also believe that a diminished view of God brings a reduced concern for sin and an inflated view of self. Consider the prophet Isaiah. He may have been satisfied with his personal holiness, but then he saw the Lord in His unspeakable glory. Isaiah's encounter with holy God made him immediately and keenly aware of his own unholiness and the sinfulness of those around him. It is possible to worship God and remain unchanged. The best indication that we have truly worshiped, I believe, is a changed heart.

"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." Isaiah 6:5

My question for all of us is this: Have we so conformed ourselves to a sinful world that we are satisfied with unholy living? I mean, have we sunk so far below God's standard that when someone does live as God intended that we now consider that person "superspiritual"? If we only compare our personal holiness to those around us, we may be deceived into believing that we are living a consecrated life. Yet when we encounter holy God, our only response can be "Woe is me!"

You will not see those around you trusting Jesus until they recognize a clear difference between you and the rest of the world. God wants to sanctify us as He is holy. When God deals with us, there will be a radical degree of purity about our life that is absolutely different from what the world can produce. The world, including those closest to us, will be convinced we serve a holy God by our consecrated life.

May God richly bless you today!! H Trent!

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