Ay de Mi!

"Isaiah's experience is instructive in another respect. This man was already aware of his sinfulness and had made great strides in his growth in spiritual things. But now, in the unmediated presence of the Holy God, he sees himself as filthier than ever before."

We are always in the presence of the Holy God and should constantly see ourselves as flithy rags, worth nothing. I am not saying to be condemned, but we need to realize who we really are. God sees, hears, knows everything and is always with us . "In the presence of a Holy God, I am so small, frail and weak..."This should cause us to fight sin harder and to come and to make every moment one that glorifies Him. However, I can so easily say or do something that does not.

There is so much in this section that is convicting. Matt. 12:34 as Daniel quoted is such a powerful and challenging verse and the same thing is said of the evil man in Luke 6:45. The analogy of a sponge being squeezed, is one that paints a clear picture of what this looks like. When a sponge is squeezed whatever comes out, is what is already in it. When we are squeezed or in different situations, what will come out? What have we "soaked" ourselves in? Will we have basked in the Holiness of God and exude a glorifying attitude or response? Or will we have basked in ourselves and exude a selfish evil response? I pray it is not the latter!!!