When we draw near to God I don't believe that we get the warm fuzzies as much as we get a heart that feels condemning. Isaiah went into the temple and the unexpected happened, he met God. Immediately he saw his sinfulness. The closer you draw to the light the more you see the dirt on our hands. If we truly encountered the living God in our worship we would not be standing there waving our hands in the air but we would be on the floor weeping.
But there is an important thing for us to realize as well. We may feel dirty before God but we are also aware of the Gospel. We know that there is no condemnation. Our hearts may condemn us but God has forgiven us.
We must not feel that though God has forgiven us but we cannot forgive ourselves. When we do that we are making ourselves more righteous than God and that is idolatry. The Gospel says you are forgiven. You are forgiven.
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