On Sunday morning, we saw through Isaiah's eyes the glories of heaven's throne room.  The high king of heaven is high upon His eternal throne, decked out in royal robes.  Basking in His radiant glory, the shining seraphim are flying around, delighting to sing His praises: "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts, the whole earth is filled with His glory".  They never get bored of declaring the praises of the One they love - we find them at the end of the Bible in Revelation still singing with the choir of heaven.  But Isaiah tells us that the seraphim shield their eyes in God's presence - they dare not look directly upon His person.  They enjoy His presence but they cannot look upon His face.

However, get this: you have greater privileges than the angels.  Because of the work of Jesus: His becoming like us - His dying to reconcile us to God - His rising to bring us to new life with God - His pouring the Spirit into our hearts to make us increasingly holy like God...  One day you will walk where angels fear to tread, you will see what angels can never see.  This is why the apostle Peter writes about these "things into which angels long to look" - they spend eternity scratching their heads, trying to comprehend the immensity of what God has done for us in love (1 Peter 1:12).  Consider these astounding promises and remember that whatever discouragements or difficulties or depressions come your way this week, that you have incredible privileges as a child of God!

• "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8)
• "For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face" (1 Corinthians 13:12)
• "Behold what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! ...  Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure." (1 John 3:1-3)

Praise God Today: "Endless Hallelujah"

Pray Today:

• In thankfulness for the fact that the high king of heaven is our loving heavenly Father!
• For the upcoming mission of "There is Hope", Puppets Outreach, and Buckstone Holiday Club - for many people to hear the good news of Christ and take the next step of faith to be saved.
• "Here am I - use me"