WHO ARE YOU?
Memorise
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew
forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his
marvellous light:
1 Peter 2:9
Read
Isaiah 6:1–8
1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a
throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he
covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did
fly.
3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD
of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and
the house was filled with smoke.
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.
6 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:
7 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.
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and
who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
Message
Nothing destroys faster than
ignorance. History confirms that ignorance has claimed many lives and destroyed
more properties than any other factor. Half-hearted obedience is an act of
ignorance. In today’s Bible reading, we learn of King Uzziah. Uzziah, king of
Judah, was the son of Amaziah. His father did the right thing in the sight of
God, but not with a perfect heart (2 Chronicles 25:1-2). Uzziah followed the
footsteps of his father, and he died a leper (2 Chronicles 26:1-5, 21).
Half-hearted obedience is worse than outright disobedience. Pride,
self-exaltation, disobedience and presumption always leads to sacrilege and
results in death. It is good to start well, but it is far more glorious to end
well. Ecclesiastes 7:8 says:
“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the
patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
Isaiah started his ministry as a
preacher in King Uzziah’s court. However, it wasn’t until after King Uzziah’s
death that he received a vision of the Lord’s glory. If you want to be
victorious as a Christian, you should rely on God alone and know that the only
throne which cannot be destroyed is the throne of the King of kings. As long as
King Uzziah was alive, Isaiah saw nothing; but when King Uzziah died, he saw
the glory of God and saw himself as dirty, wretched and despicable. He was
broken. When you see the glory of the Lord, you will see yourself in your true
state. Who are you? How does the Bible describe you? Are you patient in spirit
or proud? Are you a Christian or an unbeliever? Christians are kings and
priests (Revelation 1:6). We are a chosen generation, chosen before the
foundation of the world. We are a holy nation; a nation of lights. We are the
light of the world. Are you showing forth the light of Christ to people living
in your neighbourhood? We are also called to show forth the praises of God. We
show forth His praises through strength. We are not a nation of weaklings, but
a nation of the strong. Where do we derive our strength as Christians? Our
strength is drawn from seven main sources. The first of these is joy (Nehemiah
8:10). The second is the strength of the Lord (Ephesians 6:10). The third is
the Spirit of the Lord (Acts 1:8). The fourth is the Name of Jesus (Philippians
2:9-10). The fifth is the blood of Jesus (Revelation 12:11). The sixth is the
word of God (Hebrews 4:12), while the seventh is the mercy of God (2
Corinthians 4:1).
Key Point
If you do not know who you are as
a Christian, circumstances of life will take you for a ride.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
1 Kings 1:1-2:12
Proverbs 14:32-15:10
Daddy Thank You for word today, I am the light of the world through Christ Jesus amen.
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