A Resolution Worth Keeping

When Isaiah caught an eyeful of the Lord’s glory, he was deeply convicted of his sin. He had something specific in mind, too (as the convicted man always does): in this case, his sin of speech. He says:

Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts! (Isaiah 6:5)

Much of our sin is in our speech. Let us resolve to keep guard over our mouths this year and to measure our words more carefully. Let us learn to hold our peace. And may the God who cleansed Isaiah’s lips with the live coal from the altar (surely a figure of our crucified Savior) cleanse our speech and encourage our hearts through the fiery gospel.