CONSCIENCE 5  A Daily Devotional for March 30, 2021 Read 1T | Beza International Church

  CONSCIENCE 5 

A Daily Devotional for March 30, 2021
Read 1Tim.1:19; Isaiah 6:5-6 

The mouth also plays a key role in conscience. It establishes joint-knowledge. The one thing that separates us from the rest of creation is our ability to speak. It is the part of us that reflects God the most. 

When Isaiah saw the glory of the Lord, he was terrified. He cried, “Woe to me! I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips…” Notice that Isaiah wasn’t concerned with his track record, his shortcomings or his behavior. He was concerned with his lips. He understood the role the tongue plays in shaping one’s life. James 3:4 says, “Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large… they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue…”  

In response to Isaiah’s lament, the angel took a live coal from the altar and touched his mouth with it saying, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” This should remind the New Covenant believer of something: the altar was the place of the burnt offering, which was a foreshadowing of Christ’s crucifixion. 

Isaiah’s sin was atoned for, and his guilt was taken away as a result of what touched his lips. It is no different for us. We are saved by believing in our heart and confessing with our mouth. (Rom.10:9-10) We overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. (Rev.12:10)

Our life is the product of conscience; our conscience is the product of the tongue.

Life Application
If you have never accepted this gift of salvation, follow the instructions of Romans 10:9-10: “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” If you have accepted this gift but are struggling with guilt, apply the same process.
 
Prayer
Father, today I allow your finished work to touch my lips.