Magnificent Prayer #298
Magnificent Prayer #298
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.”
Isaiah 6:5
That which brings the praying soul near to God is humility of heart. That which gives wings to prayer is lowliness of mind. That which gives ready access to the throne of grace is self-depreciation.
Pride, self-esteem, and self-praise effectually shut the door of prayer. He who would come to God must approach Him with self hid from his eyes. He must not be puffed-up with self-conceit, nor be possessed with an over-estimate of his virtues and good works.
E. M. BOUNDS
Pray About It: To be humble is to know two things: The holiness of God and the sinfulness of man. When we really understand the full grace of God toward fallen man, we have no other option but humility. When Isaiah finally “got it,” his response was “woe unto me, for I am a man of unclean lips.”
Today, reflect on the grace of God and see at its core the basis for our humility before God. We are nothing; He is all.
What a man is on his knees before God, that he is—no more, no less.
ROBERT MURRAY MCCHEYNE
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