Our Bible verse for today: “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphim were standing above him; they each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Armies; his glory fills the whole earth.” Isaiah 6:1-3 (CSB)
Our thought for today: “God is majestic”
A.W. Tozer once wrote, “What comes into our mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” I believe he is right. What you think about God will ultimately determine everything else about you.
So what is the first thought that comes into your mind when you think about God? Many people think of God in irreverent ways like “The big guy in the sky”, or “The man upstairs”. Some think of Jesus as their good buddy, greeting Him with the equivalent of a fist-bump and a pat on the back. Many others think of God as a celestial scorekeeper and a stern disciplinarian. He’s always watching you, He’s keeping score, and when you get home He’s going to give you a good spanking.
I’ve always loved the passage in Isaiah chapter six. I’m deeply grateful that early in my Christian life my pastor directed my attention to it, because it helped to form my initial understanding of God. Over the years since then I’ve learned about many of God’s other attributes, like His love and mercy, His compassion and kindness, His goodness and grace, but one of my earliest impressions of God came from Isaiah’s image in this passage of God as majestic – high and holy, lifted up and exalted.
Isaiah’s vision helps us to remember that when we approach God’s throne of grace it is indeed a throne we are approaching, and the One upon that throne is the mighty and majestic God of the universe. We are welcome at that throne because we are His children. He loves us deeply, He is kind and gracious, and He takes great pleasure in our presence there with Him. So we need not cower or crawl on our bellies, but let’s also not be casual about it.
One of the great tragedies in modern Christianity is our low view of God. We have become entirely too casual in His presence. Tozer contends that that low view of God is the cause of a thousand lesser evils. When you have a low view of God you will easily minimize and excuse sin. If you have a high view of God you will see Him as majestic, exalted, holy and lifted up, and that high view of God will change a lot of things in the rest of your life.
I encourage you to spend some extra time this morning slowly reading Isaiah 6:1-6. Mediate on it, pray over it, and ask the Holy Spirit to help you see God the Father as He really is.
Oak Hill Baptist Church