Is God Too Holy for You?

God’s holiness carries a sense of loftiness and purity and awe-inspiring wonder and perfection. It is awe inspiring, but it also can be intimidating and even terrifying. Sure, we worship the holy God for his holiness, but the more we see of him, the more we’re reminded of how unholy we truly are. It’s not a comfortable thought. The way we think — even subconsciously — about God’s holiness will likely impact our worship on Sunday morning.

The Scary God

Think of Isaiah, who when he was brought into the presence of the Lord, cried, “Woe is me! I am lost (or ruined or undone); for I am a man of unclean lips and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” (Isaiah 6:5). Or think of John in Revelation 1:17, who when he saw the Lord, “fell at his feet as though dead.”   Continue at Adrien Segal