PRAYER
PROMPTS CONFESSION!
Isa
6:5
5
Then
said I, 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 mine eyes have seen
the King, the Lord of hosts.
Ps
51:4
4
Against
thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that
thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Even
casual contact
with the One who is Holy shines an intense light upon the sins that we have
tried to hide! Our sin becomes so obvious that we cannot ask for anything in
prayer before we first ask for forgiveness and cleansing.
When
Isaiah saw the Lord
sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, he also saw his own particular sin.
Of all the sins that he may have had on his account it was the sin of unclean
lips that was outstanding. He could not proceed before he dealt with sin.
An
active and consistent prayer life keeps us clean. Like the daily
bath or shower, we are ready for any appointment or engagement. When we pray,
before showering us with gifts or answering urgent needs, the Holy Spirit deals
with our sin. I am glad for that! It keeps my account short.
Immediately
after Isaiah confessed his sin, God dispatched an angel to cleans him.
“Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which
he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth,
and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and
thy sin purged.” Isa 6:6-7
1
John 1:9
9
If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Dear
Lord, let prayer keep me close enough to you to see your holiness – and my sin.
AMEN
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