Coal and Lips
Your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.
Isaiah 6:7 (NIV)
Seraphim fly with live coals, touching Isaiah's mouth: see, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, your sin atoned. Purification through fire, pardon through coal — God cleans mouths before sending feet. Isaiah had confessed unclean lips; heaven answered with coal, never sermons. Removed guilt, pardoned sin, readied prophet.
Speaking courage springs from purified lips. Many fall silent from guilt — “who am I to witness?” — and coals answer: forgiven, sent. God awaits no perfect mouths but purifies confessed ones. After coals came voices: “whom shall I send?” — Isaiah answering “here am I.” Altar-touched lips speak throne-bold words.
Presenting your lips to coals today: confessing foul words, receiving pardon, accepting sending. Coal and lips: purifications birthing missions.
Purified mouths prophesy powerfully. Touching yours to coals today. Answer gladly and go. Forgiven lips preach doubly authorized. Open purified mouths today fearlessly. Altar coals ignite sermons conventions quench. Speak from thrones and set hearts burning. Answered callings demand prompt obedience daily. Say yes before fully understanding. Missions birth in moments of surrender. Go where sent gladly and quickly.
And once touched, answering like Isaiah: sending me, Lord.