Just a thought by coppi

In Isaiah 6:1-6, Isaiah’s encounter with the living God speaks to the truth of transformation through experience. In response to seeing “the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up” and hearing the Seraphim calling to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory,” Isaiah’s natural response was, “Woe is me! For I am lost; for 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!” And upon declaring the truth of his depravity a seraphim touches his lips with a burning coal and says, “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.” Isaiah was transformed through experiencing God.  Craig Denison 9/27/21

“Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭32:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬”00

Honesty and having a contrite spirit is what God wants from me/us.  In the above scriptures, it wasn’t until Isaiah and David admitted their sin and came to God openly and confessed truthfully their wrongs did God remove the guilt they were hiding.  God already knows what we have tried to cover up, but what He wants from us is a feeling of regret and sorrow for our sins or offenses; especially for our own actions; apologetic.  Of course, through my long life I have done shameful actions and like David “When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.” Ps 32:3-5.   Do not carry a bundle of guilt around, go to God with a honest heart and talk to him about the guilt you are carrying.  He will answer you/I and the freedom you/I will have when we are transformed through experiencing the presence of God is a welcoming and wonderful experience.

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