Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.” Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.”
Isaiah 6:5-7
Isaiah felt his weakness at this moment and recognized that it was not his ability to speak but God's grace that he should have been placing his self worth in. How often we put our faith in our own abilities rather than recognizing that all that we need is God. He is where our identity lies.
I was reading something similar earlier today in regards to our self-worth.
You are not your past mistakes,
you are not your past sins. You have been redeemed by the blood. Keep on
pressing on. God is working through your struggles. He knows! God knew you and
I were going to be messy. God isn’t frustrated with you so take that out of
your head. God hasn’t abandoned you. God’s love is not based on your
performance. God’s mercy is not dependent on you. Christ has become our
righteousness. He did what you and I could never do.
You were bought with the precious
blood of Christ. Not only has God chosen you, not only has God saved you, but
God is working in your struggles to make you more like Christ. Don’t let things
like sin discourage you. You were bought with the blood of Christ. Now press
on. Keep on fighting! Don’t give up. Go to the Lord, confess your sins, and
press on! God is not done working yet! If you could have saved yourself by your
performance, then you would have never needed a Savior! Jesus is our only
claim.
https://biblereasons.com/self-worth-and-self-esteem/Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage: Isaiah 8:1-9:21, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, Psalm 55:1-23, Proverbs 23:4-5
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