-THE GREAT
MIRACLE ~

Isaiah 6:1-8
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He touched my
mouth with it, and
said:"Behold, this
has touched your lips;
your sin purged."
--Isaiah 6:7 -- bible
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Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994), a British evangelist, once said, "The greatest miracle God can do today is take an unholy man out of an unholy world, make that man holy, then put him back into that unholy world and keep him holy in it." This seems to be what God did to Isaiah when He called him to speak to His people.

Around the time of the death of Uzziah, one of Judah's more successful kings, Isaiah had a vision of God. The prophet saw Him as the true King of the universe, sitting on a lofty throne. In the vision, Isaiah saw seraphim worshiping God with a hymn that praised His holiness, majesty, and glory.

Isaiah's vision of God led to a true vision of himself as unholy and broken before God. "Woe is me, for I am undone!" Isaiah said (6:5). This recognition of sin led him to receive God's cleansing grace (v.7). Newly cleansed, Isaiah was commissioned to spread God's message (v.9). The Lord sent Isaiah into an unholy world, not only to live a holy life but also to tell an unholy people about a holy God.

The Lord wants to show Himself to us, thus giving us a truer vision of ourselves, a deeper need for His grace, and a greater commitment to live and speak for Him.

What a miracle! - cross
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Amid the darkness of sin,
the light of God's grace shines brightest.

ODB/MW

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]