Ok, so I hope I am not around to witness the end of times. This chapter is just wretched. More blood and guts than a low budget horror flick. Will there ever be a day like this on Earth? Personally, God, I would prefer just another flood than something like this. Promises or no promises.
One thing I did notice is that this chapter refers to "nations" and Edom. It does not refer to Israel or God's people. Those who have faith and believe might just be witnesses to this event, and (luckily) not partipants. Chalk it up as just another reason to be a part of God's army. Yet, this God of darkness and wrath that is portrayed here is hard to embrace!
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I couldn't agree more with your post Jordan. I
ReplyDeletecontinue to fight the good fight with faith in God in all matters. This chapter, although not at all uplifting has a message. What I take from it is that God is their for His children
and as the Father wants nothing but the best for us.
After all the blood and guts, this advice: "Get and read God's book."
ReplyDeleteGod's Word keeps coming up again and again. Do we as a congregation lift this up? I would guess that 99% of our members have a Bible. How many of us read it all the time, consistently plugging into God's message of love and grace, mercy and justice (or specific to Isaiah: judgment, comfort, and hope)...at least as often as we check our Facebook accounts?
Prophecies of Judgment and Promise: I find it interesting that we are trying to respond to one chapter of a whole book that speaks to "what will happen if" Isaiah's people don't stop acting like fools and devote themselves to God alone. This book is not a first person historical account of what did happened, but more a revelation giving light to God's rage if people continue to turn away from Him. Today the Word gives us life and hope, yet still this one chapter puts a little fear into us of what can be expected if we turn away.
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