God on the Throne: A Picture of Holiness

Holiness Describes Separation

There can be no personal revival without a right view of God. If you want more of God in your life, begin with more accurate.

What comes to your mind when you think about God?
What do you picture when you consider deity?
Not what do you think He looks like, but how do you envision God's capacities and interests?
What do you believe matters to Him, and where do you conclude His great interests and passions reside?
Write words or phrases that immediately come to your mind as you think about the essential nature of God and His work.


A.W. Tozer rightly observed that you what you think about God is the most important thing about you. It's true whether or not you realize it: your entire life revolves around your view of God. Your personal spiritual revival is waiting. The downpour begins with an exalted view of God.

The Bible repeatly reveals that God of teh universe resides in a throne room; He is there right now. Through the centuries God in His grace has allowed certain messengers to visit His throne room. We are going to see God's throne room afresh through our eyes.

What exactly is holiness? Holiness means: "to be set apart." Holiness does not mean being legalistic. Some people think of holiness you must take vow poverty and live like John the Baptist, eat honey and locust and wear carmel hair clothing. Holiness has nothing to do with being legalistic and living like John the Baptist. Holiness is saying "awesome" or "unbelievable" or "unfathomable." That's holiness! God is more righteous and pure, more piercing and powerfull, more strong and impentrable than anything we can imagine. We comprehend only fractionally, even infinitiesimally, all that He is. He's so different - so other - so holy. Every time you hear the word Holy, think separation, God is completely apart and entirely different from you and me.

If we're going to see revival in our lives, it has to start here: a right view of the infinately exalted nature of God Himself. All revival flows from this fountain: a biblical view of God Himself. He is holy.

Isiah 6 is the hub for our study on holiness. There Isaiah describes seeing God in His exalted holiness, and his life was forever changed. Isaiah saw the throne room of heaven and was captured by four insights into God's Spirit, what he wrote for us in God's Word.

Isaiah 6:1-4
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and His robe filled the temple.
2 Seraphim were standing above Him; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
3 And one called to another: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; His glory fills the whole earth.
4 The foundations of the doorways shook at the sound of their voices, and the temple was filled with smoke.