Author: Ágatha Heap
Coram Deo is a Latin expression that means one is before the face of God. What happens when we are in the presence of God? In Isaiah chapter 6, we see the prophet before God: Coram Deo. This experience incites despair in him. As he faced the Lord, he was so aware of his impurity that he thought he would not be able to continue living. “Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts” (Isaiah 6:5). This is no ordinary event. This encounter ushers transformation, commitment, and sanctification.
Ágatha Heap is a pastor, professor, writer, and ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene. She holds degrees in Social Sciences, Geography, Theology, and Religion. She is married to Brian and has three children: Lucas, Victoria, and Gabriele.
Holiness Today, January/February 2021
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