Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Reading for today: Isaiah 1-4

Wow, pretty tough reading today, God through the prophet Isaiah is telling His people – that He is not happy with them. And why? Because His children have become a sinful nation, turning their backs on God, they are offering worthless sacrifices, their sins are atrocious, they are worshiping false idols, they have become haughty and proud. They have stopped caring for those less fortunate than them. They are putting their trust in mere humans who cannot help.

Sound familiar?

What about today’s reading doesn’t remind you of our world today? It’s all there and if you think that God is not watching us today as He was watching in those days, then you might be in for a big shock. But there is hope, even in the midst of this prophecy, God is still holding out His hand for us to grab on to. Look at Chapter 1 vss 18 – 20, "Come now, let us argue this out," says the LORD. "No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it. I can make you as clean as freshly fallen snow. Even if you are stained as red as crimson, I can make you as white as wool. If you will only obey me and let me help you, then you will have plenty to eat. But if you keep turning away and refusing to listen, you will be destroyed by your enemies. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

Yes, there is still hope; God has not abandon His children, then or now. But we, as a nation need to stop turning our backs on God and return to Him. We must stop ignoring the persecution of Christians in our country and take a stand. Vote into office strong Christian leaders, fight for our rights to openly share the name of Christ in our schools and among our armed forces. Apathy is a tool that satan loves to use, if we stand by and do nothing, then he wins. It’s easy for us to be distracted by what the world has to offer. It’s easy to not get involved. But is it right? My prayer for today, is that we, as a country will turn back to Jesus, put our trust in Him, before it’s too late.

Blessings
PK