Tuesday, April 14, 2015

unchanging truth

Prophet Isaiah

{ Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the fatherless, plead the case of the window. 'Come now, lets reason together" says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are obedient, you will eat from the best in the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword. Isaiah 1:16-20 }

The people of Judah did not think they deserved forgiveness, and didn't think they needed it. They traded God for idols, so God sent prophets to bring the people back to him.
Isaiah being one of them, he warned the people that if they did not change their ways, God would punish them, and that's exactly what happened, They continued to ignore God, and eventually were carried off into captivity.

BUT God would never just end it right there. God punishes sin, which is only fair. But because he is passionate and merciful, he promises forgiveness and restoration. Isaiah not only saw the upcoming punishment, but he saw the day where the people of Judah would rejoice Gods word, and "reason together".

Scarred sin

Imagine this, you're wearing a new white shirt, and you spill your red snow cone all over it. NO matter how much you scrub, and wash that white shirt, it will never be completely clean, or white again. Sin is just like that red snow cone, it has left you with a permanent stain, that you can't get rid of. But God can. No matter how bad a situation is, God is always able to wash  away your sin, and make you perfectly clean.

God sees you sinning, as he did the people of Judah, but he also envisions the day you rejoice in holy spirit, do it now, don't waste time, pay attention and give your life to our sweet holy God.

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