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9.28.2005  

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Isaiah 6:1 - 5
In the year of King Uzziah's death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called out to another and said, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory." And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke. Then I said, "Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts."

Isaiah 53:10
But the LORD was pleased to crush Him, putting Him to grief; if He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

Ephesians 4:30
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

The Lord's infinite delight is rooted in His holiness, His inifinitely glorious worth and perfection that from and to all eternity never wavers nor falters. This holiness which shines forth so gloriously is the very reason why the Lord was pleased to bruise Christ, and the reason why His Spirit grieves so deeply over sin. I told Smythe that it's easy for me to separate the delight the Lord takes in His perfection from His perfection. That's not right in the least; if Scripture does not do so, I should not, either. The delight He takes in the redemption of His people, even unto the hideous crushing of His Son, is rooted in His perfection. Christ Himself knew a grief deeper than I will ever know, in order that I might know a delight that I would never have known otherwise. It is the Lord's glory that His perfection is displayed so.

posted by Bolo | 4:25 PM
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