“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD Almighty!” [Revelation 4:8]
In my heart, it seems fitting to close this week of learning what it means to say, “In God We Trust,” with God’s Holy, Holy, Holy Nature.
John MacArthur writes about God’s holiness: “Of all the attributes of God, holiness is the one that most uniquely describes Him and in reality is a summation of all His other attributes. The word holiness refers to His separateness, His otherness, the fact that He is unlike any other being. It indicates His complete and infinite perfection. Holiness is the attribute of God that binds all the others together.”
God’s Holiness is the foundation of His trustworthiness. It is also the attribute that makes us fall to our knees as Isaiah did in recognition of our own unworthiness. We cry out as he did, “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.” [Isaiah 6:7]
As He sent the angel with the coal to cleanse Isaiah’s “unclean lips,” He sent Jesus, His Precious Son, to cleanse our souls with His Precious Blood.
God is perfect. We are imperfect. God is holy. We are not. Yet He loves us. He sent His Son to die on our cross in our place. He invites us to call Him Father, to come boldly to His throne. He has given us an inheritance in His presence, reserved in the heavenlies for us. How could we not love Him and serve Him.
Thank you LORD. Amen & Amen!
