Isaiah 59
Today's Passage: Isaiah 59
God’s strength has not changed. He can still hear and understands. So why is there evil and oppression? Isaiah 59 begins addressing this question.
Specifically, this chapter in Isaiah is intended for the Israelite people who have been suffering through oppression at the hands of every major world power at the time. However, this chapter also pertains to us as we continue to live in a world that pursues and is affected by sin.
So is the problem God’s strength, knowledge and sovereignty? Ultimately, the problem is our sin. Our sin causes separation from God and hinders our ability to clearly see Him for who He is.
Isaiah forms a picture of what it looks like to pursue this sin. In pursuit of sin there is no light, no direction, no justice, and no salvation. The pictures of this pursuit display longing for goodness and righteousness, but ultimately as we reach and stumble, sin takes us farther and farther. It seems like there is no hope.
But then there is judgment and redemption. There is hope.
“The Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. He saw that there was no man… then his own arm brought him salvation…”
God saw the stumbling and heard the groans, and He extended His own arm. No one was able to take on sin, so God went to war to destroy it.
Through Isaiah 59, we see a clear picture of the reality of our sin, but also the reality of God’s righteousness and grace. God became man in Jesus to take on our sin on the cross. He became the man who could see and intercede on our behalf and He declared victory over sin in the resurrection.
What is hindering you from having a clear view of who God is?
Written By: Paulette Black
God’s strength has not changed. He can still hear and understands. So why is there evil and oppression? Isaiah 59 begins addressing this question.
Specifically, this chapter in Isaiah is intended for the Israelite people who have been suffering through oppression at the hands of every major world power at the time. However, this chapter also pertains to us as we continue to live in a world that pursues and is affected by sin.
So is the problem God’s strength, knowledge and sovereignty? Ultimately, the problem is our sin. Our sin causes separation from God and hinders our ability to clearly see Him for who He is.
Isaiah forms a picture of what it looks like to pursue this sin. In pursuit of sin there is no light, no direction, no justice, and no salvation. The pictures of this pursuit display longing for goodness and righteousness, but ultimately as we reach and stumble, sin takes us farther and farther. It seems like there is no hope.
But then there is judgment and redemption. There is hope.
“The Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. He saw that there was no man… then his own arm brought him salvation…”
God saw the stumbling and heard the groans, and He extended His own arm. No one was able to take on sin, so God went to war to destroy it.
Through Isaiah 59, we see a clear picture of the reality of our sin, but also the reality of God’s righteousness and grace. God became man in Jesus to take on our sin on the cross. He became the man who could see and intercede on our behalf and He declared victory over sin in the resurrection.
What is hindering you from having a clear view of who God is?
Written By: Paulette Black
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