Lately, when I approach God through prayer, I have had a hard time staying focused. My thoughts are scattered with my daily "to-do list" and other less important things. While reading Francis Chan's book "Crazy Love" I came across a powerful verse with a powerful visual.

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is filled with his glory!" And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for." -Isaiah 6:1-7

Sometimes we forget who we are approaching. We have access to the Creator of the world. The one who put the sun the exact amount of distance from us necessary so we don't burn or freeze. The one who can create an earth that spins at high speeds endlessly while we walk around without being affected. This one, is the one who is responsible for creating you exactly the way you are, what a sense of humor huh?

As you read through the passage, focus in on the seraphim (angel). He covers his face and feet, but why?
1. The Lord is too holy to look at (verse 3).
2. The covered feet could signify humility before God, or even standing on holy ground.

Whenever you see Holy, holy, holy (3 times) it is explaining God's supreme and perfect holiness. Here is my favorite part:
Despite the angel covering his eyes, and Isaiah being a simple human, God lets Isaiah see Him, and live!!! Isaiah, in my language, says that he is unclean (a sinner) and is humbled before God. What does God do, other than letting Isaiah see Him face to face? He uses the seraphim to cleanse Isaiah of his sins. How amazing!!!