Daily Digest: Capstone Capsule

“…HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory – Isaiah 6:3b

To glorify the God of Impact is to bow in awe of THE PEERLESSLY HOLY GOD: “And one cried to another, and said: “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory” (Isa.6:3). The Almighty God is the Thrice-holy God! Psalm 29:2 commands: “Give unto the LORD the GLORY due to His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of HOLINESS.” God’s Holiness is the pathway to His Glory. The trumpet of holiness is sounding with greater Intensity to prepare the Church – the Bride of Christ – for her Hour of Glory (Eph.5:27). Without holiness no one shall see the Lord (Heb.12:14).

Prophet Isaiah described a profound vision of God's Holiness and Glory. He saw the Lord "on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple” (v.1). Seraphim cried out “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” (v3). The sound shook the temple foundations, filling the space with smoke, a manifestation of Divine Power and Majesty (v.4). Overwhelmed by this vision, Isaiah cried out in despair, recognising his “unclean lips” and the sinfulness of his people (v.5). One of the seraphim flew to him with a burning coal, touching his lips to purify him and atone for his sin (vv.6-7).

Following his cleansing, Isaiah heard God's call: "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Isaiah responded with obedience and willingness: "Here am I! Send me” (v.8). God then commissioned him to deliver a difficult message to the people of Israel, one that would fall on deaf ears and hardened hearts, warning of judgment and eventual desolation, yet concluding with a promise of a holy remnant that will endure (vv.9-10). This passage emphasizes God’s transcendence and absolute holiness, calling believers to recognize His supreme glory and respond with humility, worship, and faithful obedience to His commission. 

God is to be greatly praised on His Throne of Holiness, in the Mountain of His Holiness (Psa.47:8; 48:1). He is to be worshipped in the beauty of Holiness (Psa.29:2; 96:9). Holiness is beautiful. God is determined to beautify Zion; hence, His call for Holiness is re-sounding: “For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness” (1The.4:7; 1Pet.1:15-16). It’s time to celebrate His Holiness, “perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2Cor.7:1); time to put on the new man, created “in righteousness and true holiness” (Eph.4:24); time for our hearts to be established blameless in holiness before God (1The.3:13); time to be partakers of His Holiness (Heb.12:10); and to walk in the Way of Holiness that leads to beauty, honour, glory, and a dignified destiny.

Embracing His peerless Holiness, we’ll rise above the filth of sin and of fleshly lusts, and shine in our predestined Beauty.