You Raise Me Up, Revisited

In January (see January 1 sermon, “You Raise Me Up”), we made an expression of desire to be high and lifted up with God. What have I done to elevate this year?

Isaiah 6:1,2,3,4,5,6,7 The coal was so he could converse with God. This helps me be honest about my spiritual condition.

I can’t make God in my image; I want him to be high and lifted up. He is not common (profane). If my attitude toward God and life is low and human (not divine), my spiritual altitude is low.

To get out of life’s turbulence, we go higher.

Sometimes God wants to tell me something and I need to be closer to Him so I can hear Him.

If I lose altitude through stubbornness, humility will raise me up. There’s humility in reexamining my understanding and application of understanding to see if I’m still in the will of God.

Flying at low altitude is an unstable place. It costs more (fuel).

Isaiah 5:11,12,13,14 Pride results in a lack of discernment. What does the word of God say? Do I want the profane and common and the love of intoxication (addiction)? These are the low-flying attitudes of life.

What am I doing to work toward a high-flying altitude?