In the Jan. 11 edition of his Turning Point Daily Devotional, David Jeremiah writes: “Reginald Heber was pastor of an Anglican Church in the village of Hodnet, in a church once led by his father. Between 1811 and 1821, Reginald wrote 57 hymns, which he longed to see published; but the Anglicans hadn’t yet adopted the singing of hymns in worship. Heber packed away his hymns and sailed as a missionary to India, where he labored with intensity for a few short years before passing away at age 42. His hymns were published after his death, and one is famous to this day: “Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee.”
In Isaiah 6, the prophet Isaiah had a vision of the throne of God, surrounded by seraphim crying, “Holy, holy, holy!” Isaiah, caught up in the worship of God, confessed his sins, was wonderfully cleansed, and offered to go and do whatever the Lord said. “Here am I! Send me.”
When we worship, we get caught up in the nature of God and in His holiness. We praise Him who is merciful and mighty; and then we say, ‘Here am I! Send me.’”
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