1 Thessalonians 4: 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
As we begin this month in which we set aside a day to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ; let us be reminded of the fact that He is coming again to call us home. His desire is to share with us His love, His joy, and His Glory which is more than we could ever imagine. Let us seek to see Him with the eyes of our heart. When we see Him Glorious, upon His throne; then we must fall done and all the pride which so plaques our life is shattered by the magnificent light of His Righteousness. Then, like Isaiah we too cry out "Woe is me! for I am undone because I am a man of unclean lips" All those moments in which we complain that we have not received what we think we deserve, all those self-pity parties when we are angry because we did not receive the recognition we believed we should have, and all those moments in which we pridefully see ourselves as greater than we are become shattered into brokenness when we truly see Jesus seated upon His throne. Yet, in that very moment when we realize the depth of our own unworthiness, He comes to hand us His robes of righteousness bought with His own blood. Then He asks who can I send to tell the nations of my righteousness. Can we do any other than to cry out like Isaiah, Here I am send me.
Isaiah 6: In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
I, too, must remind myself everyday of who He is–the King of All the Earth so that I must crucify this selfish heart. I must choose each day to lay aside this false pride which can so harm His testimony in me so that I might bring Him praise through word, song, and deed. I urge you to take a moment, close your eyes and let this song sing forth in your hearts as a prayer of praise.