Holy is the Lord.

Isaiah records, in Isaiah 6, a visit to heaven. The first thing he notices is that all of the inhabitants of heaven were singing 'Holy, Holy, Holy' to the Lord. It was not because He was the one who would bash their heads in if they didn't. They sang that because of what they knew He was. If you do a study of that Hebrew word 'Holy,' you will find that it not only means 'sacred one' but it also means 'set apart.' If you go deeper into the meaning, you will find it's greatest attribute of Almighty God, 'devoted.' The angels sang that to God, not because they were afraid of Him, but because they saw His actions towards the man that He had created.

When God created heaven and earth, as recorded in the early chapters of Genesis, they saw Him create a special place for only one thing He created. God created the garden of Eden for his special creation, man. Yes, earth was a beautiful place. In the beginning all of it was beautiful and self-sustaining. I am sure all the animals were well cared for. But only for His man did God build a special garden and put him there. Only with His man did God come down and commune. The angels watched Him go every day down to the same spot on the same earth to commune to the same creation......His man.

Then as His man and man's mate, woman, fell into the trap of Lucifer, the angel that sinned and was cast out of Heaven, they must have seen the look on God's face and sensed the heaviness of His heart. They must have seen the agony as God realised that his man would have to die. But they also sat in on the plans God immediately made to send His only begotten Son to die for them and destroy all of Satan's power.

They saw and sensed His joy as He brought Israel out of bondage and set them on the pathway to the promised land. They also saw and sensed His dismay when they sinned and doubted time and time again. But every time His man stumbled or balked at His Word, they saw the determination in God's eyes to give His man the very best that He had. They saw God work through situations that were un-workable just to bless His man. They saw Him work behind the scenes to prepare blessing after blessing for His man. No problem was too hard for Him to solve, no situation was too rough that He could not smooth out for His man. They saw God carefully watch over every Word of His to perform it (Jer 1:12, Jer 29:10).

God never let man's mistakes keep Him from doing what He said He would do. The angels watched as God overlooked man's sin and plotted another course of action for him. They watched God meticulously plan circumstances and events, sometimes 400 years in advance and longer, because He was determined to bless His man just the way He promised. When some sinner messed up God's plan for His believer, God always put plan B into action. The angels watched God patiently and lovingly put together a plan of action for the man He created.

That's why, in Isaiah 6, the angels sang to each other, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory.' They were describing His heart, 'Dedicated, Dedicated, Dedicated, is the Lord of Hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory.' It should give us ample reason to praise Him in rough situations to know that God is dedicated to us, His man-creation. He is not dedicated to the ungodly that are working against us. He is dedicated to circumvent those ungodly plans and bring us into His covenant.

Between Exodus and Deuteronomy, God spoke over 32 times words to this effect, "When I bring you into the land...." He never talked about anything else but bringing His children into the land He had promised Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He was dedicated to His Word. Even though David had to spend some time in a cave and had to constantly run away from King Saul, God was still working on a plan to bring His Word to pass.

Keep this in the forefront of your mind as you go about today's tedious task. God is Holy. God is Devoted to YOU. Not just to preachers and those with lots of money. God is devoted to you, even if you have slipped and missed Him. God is devoted to you whether anyone else believes in you or not. God is working on His plan right now to bless you abundantly. Don't give up on Him. Stay in His presence through prayer. Stay in His Word and let it sink deep into your heart until His Word means more to you that the situation you are in. God is not disappointed in you. God is devoted to you. He did not give up on His children who doubted in the wilderness and He did not give up on Peter when he cussed and lied. God had a plan and was faithful enough to bring His children and Peter into the blessings of His Word. God has a plan devoted especially for you. Make your plans to be devoted to Him and let Him work His plan out for you.