“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” Isaiah6:3

I saw a quote the other day by R C Sproul that said, “The Bible never says that God is love, love, love, or mercy, mercy, mercy, or wrath, wrath, wrath. It does say He is   Holy, Holy, Holy.” We find it in two places in scripture, in Isaiah 6:1-3 and in Revelation 4:8. In Isaiah’s vision the   seraphim utter the phrase “holy, holy, holy.” Seraphim   are heavenly creatures specifically mentioned only here in the Bible. In Revelation 4:8, John writes of what are   likely the same heavenly beings seen by Isaiah. John    records, “And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!'” In both John’s and Isaiah’s visions, these beings constantly declare God’s glory.

What does it mean that God is holy, holy, holy? The meaning of God is holy, holy, holy reflects His eternal    nature, divine perfection in the Trinity, and supreme     holiness. God is perfect in all His ways in eternity past, present, and future. His perfection is revealed in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who share equal   divine attributes. No one is holy like God, and therefore He alone is worthy of our worship.

John MacArthur writes the following about the holiness of God, “God’s holiness is His utter and complete           separation from evil in any and every form. He is absolutely untainted by any evil, error, or wrongdoing—unlike angels (some of whom sinned) or humans (all of whom sinned). In 1 Samuel 2:2 Hannah declared, “There is no one holy like the Lord,” because He alone is “majestic in holiness” (Ex. 15:11). The prophet Habakkuk praised God because “[His] eyes are too pure to approve evil, and   [He] cannot look on wickedness with favor” (Hab. 1:13).

God sits on His holy throne,” declared the psalmist       (Ps. 47:8), while Psalm 111:9 adds, “Holy and awesome      is His name.” In 1 Peter 1:16, God Himself declared, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

The problem for too many Christians is that we do not take seriously the holiness of God and it hinders our      worship and walk with Him. If I have a correct view of the holiness of God than it becomes easier to obey the Word of God. Luke 9:23 becomes a joy and not a burden. Being a 1 Corinthians 13 and Romans 12 Christian is a way of life instead of something I do when I fell like it.  Your view of the Holiness of God has a direct correlation with your walk with Christ. I find when I meditate on Gods holiness  I realize how small I am. But, at the same time it brings me great joy to know that the One that the angles say, “holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, “sent His Son to die for me.

Your shepherd,

Pastor Mark