The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Isaiah 3:8-9,
"Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence. The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves."
An easy way to think of the term "righteous" is that, whatever is consistent with God's character and nature is "righteous". When we say God is righteous ("The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does." Psalm 145:17), what we are saying is that God is consistent with himself at all times. He never changes.
Here in Isaiah 3:8-9, the observation is made of Jerusalem and Judah that has brought the Lord's judgment of them. While the Lord has differing purposes for various nations, like the United States versus Israel in Isaiah's day, nevertheless, God's judgment is something that should be expected to be consistent, and especially consistent with his intentions.
"Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence. The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves."
An easy way to think of the term "righteous" is that, whatever is consistent with God's character and nature is "righteous". When we say God is righteous ("The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does." Psalm 145:17), what we are saying is that God is consistent with himself at all times. He never changes.
Here in Isaiah 3:8-9, the observation is made of Jerusalem and Judah that has brought the Lord's judgment of them. While the Lord has differing purposes for various nations, like the United States versus Israel in Isaiah's day, nevertheless, God's judgment is something that should be expected to be consistent, and especially consistent with his intentions.
Given that, how comfortable do you feel America's prospects are with the slaughter of over 62 million babies since the nation embraced abortion in 1973? Seeing how God dealt with Israel, particularly in "defying his glorious presence", how will America fair with the "gay pride" celebrations and parades, the changing cultural views on gender fluidity, the rejection of God's presence from our nation? How about the move from "In God We Trust" to the embrace of Marxism in Critical Race Theory and the Black Lives Matter movement? How about the lawlessness embraced through the acceptance of rioting, destruction, looting and the "defund the police" movement?
God's righteousness brings his judgment where mankind's rebellion offends him. "They have brought disaster upon themselves."
Be prepared!
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