The NIV 365-Day Devotional Reading PlanCampione

When the prophet Isaiah had a vision of the glorious and awesome Creator of the universe, he was overwhelmed both by the holiness of God and by his own sudden awareness of the depth of his sin. Read this observation by R. C. Sproul as he comments on Isaiah’s encounter with the holiness of God: “To be undone means to come apart at the seams, to be unraveled. What Isaiah was expressing is what modern psychologists describe as the experience of personal disintegration. To disintegrate means exactly what the word suggests, ‘dis integrate.’ To integrate something is to put pieces together in a unified whole . . . The word integrity . . . [suggests] a person whose life is whole or wholesome. In modern slang we say, ‘He’s got it all together.’ ”*

In the face of God’s perfect integration, Isaiah saw his deep need for personal reconstruction. Isaiah realized the depth of his own sin in the process of catching a glimpse of God’s perfect holiness, and he acknowledged those areas in which he had turned from his commitments as a priest and a prophet. But his commitment and his life as a faithful prophet demonstrate for all leaders the possibility of framing a life of integrity with God’s help.

*Sproul, One Holy Passion

Taken from NIV Leadership Bible