June 29 - Isaiah 1:21-5:30

Good morning everyone,

Isaiah, whose name means “the Lord saves” served as a prophet to Judah during the rein of kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, about 64 years. Isaiah, quoted at least fifty times in the New Testament, is considered the greatest Old Testament prophet, he brought powerful messages of judgement and hope speaking to not only the future of Judah but also addressing the doom that will fall on the whole world. Crazy to think about, right?, but it is coming.

This morning we begin our reading with God comparing the actions of His people to that of a prostitute. The religions, the false gods, of the east have mystified them and they have turned away from the true God but Yahweh is so loving and still offers a hope if they would come and reason with the Lord, be obedient to follow Him, He would restore and renew their land. 

Chapter two speaks to the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem which must be rebuilt before the return of Jesus, however, it does not have to be rebuilt before the rapture of the church, that, my friends, could happen at any time. Are you ready? In verse 2 we read, “The Temple will be as the highest of the  mountains.” Verse 3, “Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” Friends, we too should be gathering at His temple to learn His ways. There is a wonderful future awaiting those who will but bow to the Lord. We all will bow, bend a knee before Him sooner or later, Romans 14:11 says, "As surely as I live,' says the Lord, every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.” It begs the question, do you want to bow now or will you wait until judgement day when your destination may not be to your liking?

In the next few days we read how Judah does in fact fall, her people will not listen to God who spoke through Isaiah and they will suffer. We do not have to suffer like they did. It is so sad to see how so many people today are wandering around lost, searching for the “meaning of life” while rejecting God’s Word. We can fight the enemy and make a difference if we would, not only read, but understand the Bible, making it our standard for life. God loved us with a perfect love before we even cared to know Him, 1 John 4:19, “We love him, because He first loved us.” So, what’s your standard of life? I would encourage you to put away your false gods and be fed the bread of life; John 6:35, “Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” Never go hungry, never go thirsty, now to someone who really loves to eat, that is a great promise. :-) Joshua 24:15, “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Amen?

Have a good day and to God be the glory.

God bless you all …