04-02-08

Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died, i saw the Lord, seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe, filled the temple.

You know I thought that I would get in the habit of starting off my blogs with a verse, a verse that shows the train of thought at this time, or a subject that is pressing at this time, or something like that. My thoughts have been lately floating around an old men's meeting I was apart of. In that meeting we asked each other who from the bible would we like to talk with for a short while, or who do we think we are most like. There are several I would love to talk to, from disciples to old testament figures. Trust me the list is long, but the one I feel that I am closely likened to would be the prophet Isaiah. Here we have a man that was chosen by God to spread His word to a multitude of very sinful people, in a very unholy place. Isaiah, himself being sinful himself, in his own words,"Woe to me! I cried. I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips. and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty."

We all at one time or another have had unclean lips, we all know what comes with unclean lips. The thoughts, the actions, the temptations. Now Isaiah, never went into detail of how really unclean or what proceeded the words, but we know our actions, our lives, and our mistakes. Isaiah was a witness to a true worship service, the best kind, He saw the LORD!, O' just the thought of it makes me have chills. He is in awe of all he sees, he automatically falls in disgrace, because he knows he's not worthy of Gods love. God however shows His awesomeness and ultimate grace, and an angel(a seraph), fly to him with a hot piece of coal and touches it to Isaiah's lips, and says to him,"See, this has touched your lips' your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." Then the best thing in the world happened, something that I would love to happen to me,...God spoke His voice to Isaiah, imagine hearing in a loud thundering booming voice, you hear, "WHOM SHALL I SEND?" Man what an experience, what a thrill, I truly don't know what I would do at this time, I know for sure I would be shaking in my boots.

I have unclean lips. Plain and simple, there are some things about me that are unclean. I believe we all have unclean parts of our lives, some are evident and some are hidden. We all know that about ourselves, that is where we continue to walk with our Lord, follow His footsteps, His ways, His grace. The more we do this the father from being unclean we get.

Isaiah was such a great example of were I am right now, or were it seems I am right now. Gods grace is so awesome, I could speak for days and days, weeks and weeks, years and years, about His grace. I love our Lord so much, I have doubted, I have questioned, I have fallen, but He has lifted me up. Time and time again, He wraps His arms around us and up we go....... I remember a little saying I either heard or thought of, The fall from grace is a long way down; The climb back up is as far as your knees.
Folks, I hope you read this with the understanding that I have so much respect for our Lord, our God, I am inspired by the thoughts He puts in my head, I am inspired by His word. I hope and pray again that these words are uplifting to you, and you find them with the right respect.

Heavenly Father, I give you my love, my respect, my life, for all that you have done, all that you have created, You chose to think of me, you chose to make me, for all You've done, for all the You gave, the only thing I can give You, is the life You gave to me. Thank you Father for Your love, Your grace, I ask for Your forgiveness for my unclean life, and lips, I pray those that read these words will find themselves in Your light. I give you these people, and this day, I give You these words, for they are ment for Your honor and praise,
I pray these things with my heart, in the name of Your Son, JESUS CHRIST,
amen