EXODUS 34:1\u201328<\/b><\/p>\n
Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped. \u201cO Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes,\u201d he said, \u201cthen let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
(Exodus 34:8\u20139)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Last week we considered the revelation of God\u2019s holy<\/i> glory to Moses and to Isaiah. Today we need to consider their responses. Notice that when Moses caught a tiny glimpse of God\u2019s glory, he was immediately struck with a sense of his sinfulness and that of the people. He fell to the ground, admitted that he needed God\u2019s favor, and begged God to forgive the sins of the people.<\/p>\n
Just so, when God revealed His holy glory to Isaiah, the prophet cried out, \u201cWoe to me! I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty\u201d (Isaiah 6:5). What stands out here is that the first prophetic oracle pronounced by the prophet is an oracle of woe against himself. When Isaiah saw God in His glory, he saw himself as he really was.<\/p>\n
The revelation of God\u2019s holiness, powerfully communicated through His glory, caused these righteous men to feel their utter depravity by comparison. This is the first step in reformation. Almost anyone we meet will readily admit that he does wrong sometimes, that occasionally he sins. Sadly, that does not seem to bother people at all.<\/p>\n
There is not one person in a thousand who will claim to be perfect, but there is not one person in a thousand who understands the seriousness of not being perfect. You see, God does not judge us on the curve; rather, the standard is that of God\u2019s perfection. But we are comfortable with our imperfection. We judge ourselves by each other. No matter how ashamed I may be at the sins in my own life, I can always look around and find somebody who is more depraved than I am.<\/p>\n
What we need is a vision of God\u2019s holiness and glory, a vision that will bring us back to reality, and start us on the road to true reformation. \u201cThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge\u201d (Proverbs 1:7), and if we would be wise, we must start by saying, \u201cWoe to me!\u201d<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Deuteronomy 17\u201319<\/p>\n
Mark 14:1\u201326<\/p>\n
Coram Deo<\/i> means \u201cbefore the face of God.\u201d When you before God\u2019s face in prayer, do you perceive His awesome holiness as you should? As your inflated view of self is diminished in His presence, be moved like Isaiah, first to repentance and then to praise.<\/p>\n
For further study: Isaiah 42:8; Luke 5:1\u201311; 9:28\u201336<\/i><\/p>\n
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