A Right Response

“In the year of King Uzziah's death, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.....Then I said, ‘Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.’” Isaiah 6:1, 5

Have you been in someone’s presence whose tremendous achievement or position drew from you an incredible sense of awe, and you realized the gulf between their performance and yours? A good example of this would be to notice your response if you suddenly found yourself in the same room with the president of the United States.

As grand as that occasion would be, can you imagine the staggering emotions which would flood your whole being if you were to find yourself in the presence of Jesus Christ? No mere show of honor would do. We would probably react much like Isaiah whose first response was to recognize that he didn’t belong in the setting. He wasn’t prepared. He wasn’t good enough for this. He was grossly inadequate and unworthy.

Isaiah exhibited an undeniable understanding of God’s holiness. What would you be your response to such a meeting? Would you try to look your best?

When we become aware of God, when we see Him as He really is, when we experience His cleansing, our emphasis turns from self to service. What does an examination of your life reveal?