Who Am I?

So I said: Woe is me, for I am undone! Because 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 live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth with it, and said: Behold this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged.  

Isaiah 6:5-7 

A clear sight of Christ will enable us to understand who we are. Once we have seen Christ, high and lifted up, it will have a humbling effect upon us. In Isaiah’s case, he uttered the things he understood about himself that most troubled him. He said, ‘I am a man of unclean lips.’ He went on to confess, not only his own sin, but also the sin of his people. It is important to be honest about who we are. It is also important to understand that Christ is the answer for all that is wrong with us. As soon as Isaiah had confessed his sin, one of the seraphim flew to him, with a coal from off the altar. He touched Isaiah’s lips and said, ‘Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged.’ John makes the point more universally for us all by saying, ‘If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.’ We want to understand that a clear sight of Christ will do more than just cause us to see our own unrighteousness, but also that there is forgiveness with Him. Thus Christ is the answer, not only for who we are by nature, but also who we shall be by grace. He will conform us to His image. 

Our Gracious, Forgiving God, 
we rejoice that You cleanse us from our sin. 
We praise You that You ever lead us more 
to the Person and work of Christ. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning