Yahweh - Mekaddesh (The Lord Of Host) Holy“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is HOLY: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones” (Is.57: 15)
Our God, the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity is called “HOLY” in this verse. He dwells in the high and holy place. Under the New Testament, He indwells His children. The temple of God is our body (I Cor.3: 16-17). Secondly, He indwells that person who has a contrite and humble spirit. Holiness and humility are inseparable. A holy person has also a contrite and humble spirit. We find in our midst many “holy people” with pride in their heart. Oh, our God revives the heart of the contrite ones. Revival is meant only for those who have the heart of the contrite ones. In other words, God revives the spirit of those who are brokenhearted for sin. A holy person, if he commits any sin, repents with a broken heart.
God did not call us to uncleanness but in holiness. Therefore, he who rejects this doctrine does not reject men, but God who has also given us His Holy Spirit (I Thes.4: 7-8). God has given us His Holy Spirit to enable us to lead a holy life, and not merely to operate His spiritual gifts. We have to put on the new man, which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness (Eph.4: 24).
Prophet Isaiah, in his vision of God, heard the praises of seraphim. Isaiah had the revelation of God’s holiness as the seraphim cried to another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: The whole earth is full of His glory”. On getting the revelation of God’s holiness, Isaiah’s eyes were opened to see his own spiritual life. He lamented, “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips…”(Is.6: 2-5).” As He who has called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy” (I Pet.1: 15-16).
Today, the holiness has become the casualty in our Christian circles. There is no holiness in the high places of His sanctuary. Some servants of God used of God mightily in the past succumbed to the temptations in their flesh and had fallen by the wayside. Their fall should serve as an eye-opener to us. The children of Israel were overthrown in the wilderness because of their sins like idolatry, fornication, tempting of God, and murmuring. “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come” (I Cor.10:5-11) .
Let us get a vision of God through the prophetic eyes of Isaiah. “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: The whole earth is full of His glory”. The holiness of God is not separable from His glory i.e. His manifested presence. We see the holiness of God all over the earth. Whenever sin is committed, His holiness is revealed so that the people take cognizance of that particular sinful act. Even when sin is committed in a secret place, it stands exposed because the glory of God covers the whole earth. Every body, even an atheist, feels His glory once the sin is committed. The holiness of God exposes the sin in this world because His glory covers the whole earth. Christ, the Light of this world shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it (John 1:5).
We may have committed some sin in our thought-life or through our lips or in some area of our life without our knowledge. However, God knows it because of His glory covering the earth. As such, we have to humble ourselves before His Throne of grace and plead for a daily cleansing of our sin through the Blood of Jesus. “JEHOVAH ELOHCCNU” is with you and in you, to overcome sin, and to lead a holy life by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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