The people are asking “Where is God?” when their prayers and rituals don’t get the result they want. God says, “Look closer at your OWN behavior.” THEN you will see where the problem lies. God just finished telling Judah that He wants relationship and not ritual. But He wants right relationships between men too. You […]
God speaks directly to Judah’s behavior concerning fasting today. How are they fasting? Doing it out of ritual or relationship? God hates the one and loves the other. God tells Isaiah to lift up his voice like a trumpet regarding this situation. God is NOT happy with how the people have been ‘fasting’ and ‘humbling’ […]
Judah is headed for punishment for her own sins. But to ALL who would come to the Lord there is one path back; repentance. A contrite and humble heart walk this path. God KNOWS what it will take to bring us back to Him. He also KNOWS that there are consequences for sin. One of […]
More and more people of Israel are seeking after false gods that are only empty hope. These gods have NO power to save. The righteous find safety in Him. The first two verses of our reading bring to mind the rapture. God’s people will be taken away from calamity. And the world will be confused […]
Even though God is warning the people of the coming consequences for their sins, their leaders are oblivious. “Nothing bad is going to happen. After all, aren’t we God’s children?” Isaiah stands in the courtyard and on the street corners proclaiming what it to come. He is also speaking of what will be Judah’s future. […]