The Holiness of God, Part 2

Insight for Living Daily Broadcast

Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living

Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Religious And Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Isaiah 6:1–8 Most people prefer a God who is a little holier than they are—manageable, predictable, and unlikely to make demands. But that is not the God of the Bible. When Isaiah saw the real God—high and lifted up, attended by seraphim—his only response was, “Woe is me!” Pastor Chuck Swindoll opens Isaiah 6:1–8 to reveal a God whose holiness is utterly beyond our comfort zones. Far from paralyzing Isaiah, this vision broke him, cleansed him, and sent him on mission. Discover what a true vision of God’s holiness can do in your life.

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0:00.0	Have you ever been so overwhelmed by God's holiness that you suddenly became painfully aware of your own sin?
0:15.9	Not because anyone pointed it out, but because the contrast was simply undeniable.
0:21.4	That's exactly where Isaiah found himself.
0:24.4	Swept into a vision of the throne room of God, he heard the seraphim cry,
0:28.9	Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts.
0:32.3	Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall continues his message from Isaiah 6, where we'll discover
0:38.5	what God did next and why Isaiah's confession became the turning point of his entire life.
0:52.8	He spontaneously understands how distant he is from the one who is holy.
1:00.8	He says, woe is me, I am ruined.
1:04.5	Why, Isaiah?
1:05.8	Why do you feel finished, ruined?
1:09.2	Well, look, he tells us, I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of
1:15.6	unclean lips.
1:17.4	My eyes have seen the king, the Lord of hosts.
1:21.2	I live in the midst of a people who curse, and I curse.
1:33.0	I went to a high school where the kids cussed. I never heard cussing at home.
1:40.0	I thought for the first time in my life, hey, it's pretty cool. I think I'll try some of those words.
1:44.4	My sister heard me. And in great sisterly fashion, she says, I'm going to tell Daddy.
1:47.9	All of a sudden, my lips were sort of clean all over again.
1:53.1	I got in the Marine Corps and I heard familiar words again.
1:57.0	Because in the Corps, that's what's part of a lifestyle.
2:00.1	There isn't a sentence said without a cuss word.
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