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| “I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit…” |
| —Isaiah 57:15 |
In our current Christian culture, the emphasis is largely on God’s love for those humans He has created. And certainly, the Bible talks much about God’s love for His people. The Apostle Paul even made this startling, yet so very perfect, summary statement found in Galatians 5:6:
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
In other words, it doesn’t matter whether a person is a Jew or a Gentile. The only thing that really matters is if a person expresses his or her faith through love. So, love takes on an enormous importance in the Christian worldview.
But, we must not forget that a major attribute of God is His holiness. He is a holy God. And, because He is holy, He cannot tolerate sin. Thus, in order to communicate His unfailing love toward humans, God sent His one and only Son, Jesus, to become a man, live like a man—yet without sin—and die in our place to cover our sins with His precious blood.
The Prophet Isaiah reports these words of God found in Isaiah 57:15:
For this is what the high and lofty One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.”
As we begin a new day, we can be thankful that while God is, indeed, a God of love, He is also a God of holiness who loves us enough to come and dwell with us through His Son Jesus and also through the indwelling Presence of His Holy Spirit. It is true that we do belong to God through Christ. And that, dear ones, is a wonderful reality in which to live.
