Loading ...
“Only By God's Grace”
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
Mohammed A. writes:
Reading these verses makes me see how worthless I am before God and makes me realize that it’s just by God’s grace and mercy that I can come before him even in prayer.
Please note that the views expressed in this story are not necessarily the views of the American Bible Society. Story posted on May 7th, 2008 and filed under Your Stories, Prayer, Verses, Grace.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Dear Mohammed A.:
Your humility of “how worthless I am before God” reminds me of Jesus’ healing at Capernaum. The centurion…saying to Jesus, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof…Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” (Luke 7:6-9).
“God created man in His own image.” (Genesis 1:27).
To all of us who received Him, believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12)
The magnificence and grandeur of Isaiah’s vision you quoted renew in me the sublime praise to the Living God, “by God’s grace and mercy,” with deep humility, I sing the hymn:
“Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!…Perfect in power, in love, and purity…God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity! Amen.”
Thank you.
May GOD ALL MIGHTY Bless you inestimably and infinitely;
GODSPEED, always and forevermore!
Mary Sun.