Holy Holy Holy

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

            “But saints and angels behold that glory of God which consists in the beauty of His holiness; and it is this sight only that will melt and humble the hearts of men, wean them from the world, draw them to God, and effectually change them. A sight of the awful greatness of God may overpower men's strength, and be more than they can endure; but if the moral beauty of God be hid, the enmity of the heart will remain in its full strength. No love will be enkindled; the will, instead of being effectually gained, will remain inflexible. But the first glimpse of the moral and spiritual glory of God shining into the heart produces all these effects as it were with omnipotent power, which nothing can withstand.”

-Jonathan Edwards

            When we begin to understand this great truth, we can begin to understand who our God is and who we are.  The story in Scripture that immediately comes to mind is that of Moses before the presence of God.  Moses was up on Mount Sinai with God, and he asks to see God’s face.  God makes him a deal and allows Moses to see his backside as he passes by him.  When Moses returns to the Israelites they beg him to cover his face because the glory of God was too much for them to bear.  Imagine that for a second.  Moses caught a quick glimpse of the back of God and his face was radiating like the sun.  We serve a God who is above all holy, let us never forget that.  The angels attend to Him day and night and the saints cast their crowns at his feet.  All things have their being for His glory.  Our God is not hidden, He is here and He makes Himself known.  When the glory of YAHWEH was revealed to Isaiah, he cries out in agony ‘Woe is me for I am undone.  I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips’  In the presence of El Shaddai, Isaiah could not bear his sin.  Our God is to be reverenced, and worshipped as the Most High.