Isaiah ch5 vs8, 9, 11, 18 -23
ch6 vs1 -12
Without forgiveness, the consequences of our personal sins against
God are eternal.
Sometimes we all need to listen to things that we do not
like or want to hear.
“Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the
one who heeds correction gains understanding”
- Proverbs ch15 vs32
When God plainly warns us that all our sin is going to come
under His judgement, we should heed His every warning.
He is the true and living God, knowing all things!
“With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom
will you liken me that we may be compared?
- Isaiah ch46 vs5
The most wonderful news for each of us is that our case is
not lost! The happy news of the Gospel reassures us that forgiveness is freely
available!
God, rich in mercy, sent His Son, Jesus Christ, who
willingly gave His own sinless life as a sacrifice to pay the penalty of our
every sin.
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some
understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to
perish, but everyone to come to repentance”
- 2nd Peter ch3 vs9
It is often said that there is nothing new under the sun,
and Isaiah ch5 shows us this!
We read of 6 “woes” upon Israel
All of these woes are against God’s ways and are human
rebellion - all very common today here in our own land.
The first woe (vs8) is greed, selfishness and materialism.
People are greatly motivated by having more and more, yet never feeling
satisfied. Our culture here in the UK
The second woe (vs11) is the excessive consumption of
alcohol. Morning, afternoon and nights are here observed and condemned. Today,
we call it “binge – drinking”, and the streets of our cities reveal completely
shocking behaviour through drunkenness and revelry. Hedonism is still rife!
The third woe (vs18) relates to those who openly pile up sin
and scoff at God or His existence. “Agnostics” and “atheists” simply do not
care, daring in their sin and proud of their lusts, pouring scorn on God. A
most widely used expression today when one is reprimanded in any way is
“whatever”, showing total unconcern or care.
The fourth woe (vs20) is deliberate perversion of truths.
Everything is relative we are told today. To the extent of “evil is adjustable
not absolute”. The people in this woe
loved to gloss over their evil deeds and habits, confounding and overthrowing
God’s reality between good and evil. Today, we have so many instances of this,
including laws being passed which make an evil look good, or vice – versa. Such
deep moral corruption!
“This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but
people loved darkness more than the light because their deeds were evil”
- John’s Gospel ch3 vs19
The fifth woe (vs21) is self – conceit. Having a big ego!
Ever wise in their own eyes and preferring their own failing human reasoning’s
to Divine revelations! Completely lacking in humility, exalting ones self. How
many “selfies” are posted on social media every day!
The sixth woe (vs22) is corruption and bribery. The
distinction is made to the second woe. There it related to revelry, but here
they are afterwards going on to do the business of their lives. This resulted
in minds unable to think clearly and moral vision badly dimmed. Here entered judges
perverting justice and taking bribes etc. Similar problems are with us today…
so many countless work days are lost through alcohol abuse, and corruption is
prevalent in high places!
So God asks Isaiah to tell the people what they are doing
wrong and why he must bring judgement if they continue. God is holy and
righteous and must judge sin!
Again, it is no different today…
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”
- Romans ch3 vs23
Dear reader, have you come to realize the difference in our
standards compared with Gods? There is a mighty gulf, and we all need to
personally come to the only Saviour of sinners – The Lord Jesus Christ – in
faith and repentance to receive forgiveness.
In the reading from chapter 6, Isaiah was given a vision of
The Lord upon His throne. He saw God’s complete holiness and his response was
to see how vile, unclean and unfit he was to be in the presence of the Holy
God.
“Then said I, Woe is me! For I am undone ; because I am a
man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people with unclean lips:
for mine eyes have seen the KING, the LORD of hosts” – (vs5)
This is no different to you and I dear reader – we are all
undone if there is not a Mediator between us and the Holy God!
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus”
- 1st Timothy ch2 vs5
Verse 7 gives a picture of Isaiah’s sins being removed from
him by the atoning work of the sinless Lord Jesus Christ. Isaiah’s next
response (vs8) , was to volunteer to the call of God for someone to go and tell others.
There is a work to do for every one of God’s people!
The coming judgement on people’s sin is an absolute reality
dear friend and action needs to be taken TODAY! Come to the Saviour while you
still have today!
Satan has fooled many a person into believing Hell is just a
joke. We hear so many around us laughing that they would prefer to go and have
a good time in Hell with their mates. Such talk is a fatal lack of knowledge,
as the truth of God’s Word tells us it is a place of utter darkness, solitude
and torment for those who reject Jesus Christ’s offer of Salvation.
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation”
- Romans ch10 vs10 - 11
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