Isaiah 6

Isaiah 6:5-7

“Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of people with unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of Hosts!” Then flew one of the seraphim to me, having in his hand a burning coal which he had taken with tongs from the altar. And then be touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”

 

Many times Satan take Christ-followers and fills their heads with the thoughts of insufficient holiness. For ALL have sinned and fallen short. If you have guilt from a previous mistake that is enabling you to serve The Lord because of your feelings of inadequacy, the first step is confession. Confession frees a human sinner. Sin and guilt is removed; purification follows shortly after confession. Then comes a spiritual sensitivity to The Lord and His desired plans for your life. Isaiah was troubled by guilt of his sin. Satan had told him lies just like he does to all of us. And sometimes we lose sight of the fact that we are SAVED. We have been redeemed and brought out of bondage and brokenness. Do not allow guilt to enable you from carrying out Gods will for your life. YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH. Mission trips, welcome committee, worship team, leader, teacher, mentor. Do not allow self-doubt to tell you that you are not equipped. 

 

 “And I heard the voice of The Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here I am! Send me!'” Isaiah 6:8

the power of words

My mother has always taught me to live and be above approach. I never quite understood what she meant until recently. To live above approach, to leave no room for anything negative to be said about you; living in such a way that if anyone were to speak ill of you, no one would believe it. That is a very difficult task to accomplish in a society of judgmental people who create their own opinions and beliefs based on a first glance. We never quite know or understand what other people are going through. And yet, some of us don’t really care. I am guilty just as everyone is about making assumptions, accusations, and occasionally participating in gossip over people we know absolutely nothing about. I never knew how badly this could hurt until I happened to be on the other side of it. The power of words is a very dangerous thing. We have all fallen victim to it and we have all been an accessory to it. This past weekend I signed a contract stating that every opinion, word, commentary that came from my lips were to be uplifting and encouraging. I made a promise that everything I say has to be kind, true, and necessary. It’s been a few days now, and let me tell you… it’s hard. We dont realize how negative we are until we are guarding our tongues. I already feel so much better about myself and it’s a wonderful feeling to know that you are respecting others and honoring the Lord. Challenge yourself to guard your tongue!