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Have you experienced in following Jesus that when you are going through difficult seasons of life, that is when you sense the closeness of the Lord?
In Isaiah 6:1, we see that when King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord sitting on a throne… Then the Lord showed Isaiah what was going on in heaven.
Isaiah 6:3—The angels called out, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with His glory.”
When Isaiah saw the Lord, he also saw his real condition (remember he was a prophet). Do we need to visit our real condition?
Isaiah 5: 6-7; “Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people of filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips.
Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.”
When we see the Lord, we will need to realize:
- Our sinful condition! When we look at people, we may feel that we are more spiritual (religious) than others, but we are still sinful compared to the Lord! But following the rules does not make us right with God if our hearts are not changed! Isaiah saw His condition. What is our real spiritual condition today?
- The solution! I need the Holy Spirit to touch me. He took the burning coal (fire – represents the presence of the Holy Spirit), and touched my lips. (We need the Holy Spirit to touch us and fill us on the inside.) We need His touch and presence in our lives. We need Jesus!
- Sins removed! When the coal touched His lips, His guilt was removed, and his sins were forgiven. When Jesus touches our lives, He removes all of our guilt, and He cleanses us from our sins! Today, I no longer have to walk in the guilt of my past or the guilt of my sins! Because of Jesus – “He that the Son sets free is free indeed.”
Today, look to Jesus and allow Him to touch you with the presence of the Holy Spirit! You will never be the same again!
Lord, touch me today – because I need Your presence and touch in my life right now!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Pastor Ronald Squibb has been the International Christian Church (ICC) Lead Senior Pastor at Staten Island, New York, since 2011. He draws many experiences from his over 40 years as a pastor and significant emotional life experiences.
His new book, Following the Journey with Jesus, which he co-authored with Daniel McNaughton, was recently published and is getting rave reviews. His daily devotional appears in this publication.
