FULL AND ABSOLUTE DEVOTION TO GOD

Isaiah 6:3

And they wore calling to one another. Holy holyHol, holy is the Lord Almighty the whole earth is full of his glony"

Isaiah 6:3, NIV

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying. “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

Isaiah 6:8, NIV

Throughout Scripture we see a powerful principle exemplified: when God is seen for who He truly is, the natural response of the seer is full and absolute devotion. When God reveals His glory, love, power, holiness, and splendor, the seer responds with absolute commitment and worship.

I believe that God would reveal Himself to us today in simple but mighty ways, I believe that He longs for us to see Him as He truly is, and that His chief desire is our devotion. May we see God face-to-face today and be forever changed by a fresh revelation of this God who would give up everything for a relationship with us.

Isaiah 6 exemplifies both a vison of God and a response of devotion. Isaiah has an open vision of the majesty of God in heaven. He sees God on his throne and hears angels declaring Full and Absolute Devotion to God, His holiness and splendor by saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!" (v. 3, ESV). And in response to this vision, Isaiah 6:8 says: "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said: "Here I am! Send me." Isaiah responds to seeing God with full devotion. God doesn't ask for our devotion the way man does. He doesn't offer us ultimatums or transactionally based benefits if we will love Him.

Devotion to Him is meant to be the natural response of seeing God for who He is, because He is inherently worthy of every bit of devotion we can bring to Him. He is worthy of our allegiance because He is the King of Kings. He is worthy of our obedience because His will is both knowable and perfect. He is worthy of our worship because He is the almighty God to whom all creation offers ceaseless praise. And He is worthy of our heart because He is the God of love and mercy who has created us for relationship with Him.

Too often we mistake God's mercy and grace as opportunities to go our own way and come back to Him as we please or when we need something. Too often we treat His love as an opiate for our problems rather than the foundation on which we devote our lives in humble submission to Him. God is patient. He is kind. He will never force or manipulate us into loving Him. But His patience, kindness, and gentleness do not change the fact that He is King of kings, Lord of lords, and Creator of all, and that He is worthy and deserving of our ceaseless devotion. Run to meet your God in the secret place today.

Look upon His face and see Him for both the loving and majestic God He is. He longs to reveal His nature to us. He longs for us to search out the depths of Him and be awed by His wonder and mystery. Spend time in prayer meeting with your loving heavenly Father and responding to His nature with our love, worship, and devotion.

Father, thank You for this day and the praise in our hearts for You and Your Son. Lord, open the windows of heaven and shine down Your abundant blessings over us and our family today. Holy God, Holy Father, Holy King of the ages, we praise You for the wonderful gift of Your grace. Lord, You have made us worthy and holy by your sacrificial blood. Lord, may we truly enter to worship and depart to serve, saying, "Lord, here we are, send us! Lord, use us to share Your gospel of life and grace to all we meet today.

Father, we love You. Amen.