Feb 27: Isaiah 1:16-20
Key Verse: Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land;
Devotion:
The prophets tried to do as much as possible to get the people of the land to listen to what God had told them. Some of them had great success whilst others fought and ongoing battle which seemed to be a losing battle throughout their lives!
Isaiah warned the people they would have to listen to God once again or they would end up losing everything God had given them. He gave the people stark warning which some listen to whilst others ignored. We have the same choice as the people of that time – to listen to what God is saying or to ignore the good advice!
The prophets tried to lay it out as simply as possible – listen to God and live, or disobey God and put up with the consequences of your actions! Isaiah also told them their sins would be forgiven no matter how dire the sin was or how much they had disobeyed God. If they truly came to Him with repentant hearts, they would gain full forgiveness and live as a child of God!
For those who chose to ignore God, they would have to live and die with the consequences of their actions. I don’t know how much else Isaiah could have said to warn people – and still many chose to ignore God. Today many people continue to chose to ignore God and they, too, will have to pay for their actions!
Points to Ponder:
How much do you listen to God?
How much do you obey Him?