Repenting for our sin against YHWH with the sin of vulgar speech
Isaiah 6 (Emphasis 6-7)
Isaiah's vision of the LORD
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!”
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for 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!
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.ESV
Isn't this one of the most amazing few verses in the Word of God? Oh my goodness, every time I read it my soul seems to transcend to another realm. The great mystery behind these bits of Truth send the cogs of my brain whirling like Ezekiel's "wheel within a wheel" chariot!
I don't think I want my lips parched, but I certainly desire my heart to be purified. However, if it takes the fires of red-hot coals to burn out the dross of perverse speech that arises from my heart, past the gates of my mouth and teeth, and flapping from my unharnessed tongue, then so be it. I would rather have the smoke of purification rising out of my mouth and nostrils, than have a sick heart of corruption and rebellion simmering in the slow-cooker of my heart.
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I just want to stand clean before You, my LORD.
Thank You for showing me my wicked heart.
Thank You for taking MY place on the altar of sacrifice, and cleansing my soul in YOUR blood.
Amazing!!!
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If you think Isaiah's vision is captivating, take a look at Ezekiel's!
(and to think some of us read these scriptures as if "oh well, just another day in paradise")
No human words to describe this phenomenon.
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Armour up, Beloved of the Father
This is WAR!
