Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"He who puts his trust in Me"
Text: Isaiah 57:13
THE DISREGARD OF ISRAEL FOR GOD
The LORD had done so much for Israel, yet the nation had disregarded Him. They continued to sin gravely against the LORD!
“And of whom have you been afraid, or feared,
That you have lied
And not remembered Me,
Nor taken it to your heart?
Is it not because I have held My peace from of old
That you do not fear Me?
I will declare your righteousness
And your works,
For they will not profit you.
When you cry out,
Let your collection of idols deliver you.
But the wind will carry them all away,
A breath will take them.
But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land,
And shall inherit My holy mountain.”
Isaiah 57:11-13
1. There was no reverence of God at all.
a) The people lied.
b) They did not remember God at all.
c) They had not taken to heart all that He had said through the prophets.
2. Whom did they fear that they had such disregard of God.
a) Did they fear the deities they worshipped?
b) Did they fear the false prophets who had influenced them so badly?
3. The silence of God.
a) The LORD had not done much apart from sending words of warning.
b) This led to a further lack of regard for the LORD.
4. The works of Israel.
a) What works of righteousness could be cited?
b) What good works had they done?
c) They had nothing much to speak of.
5. When disasters come.
a) Will they cry out to their idols?
b) Would the false deities be able to come to their rescue?
b) Israel had a whole collection of idols but none would be able to help them.
6. Those who had remained faithful to the LORD.
a) They had continued to trust the LORD.
b) They had resisted and rejected idolatry.
c) The LORD would bless them:
i) They would possess the land.
ii) They would have an inheritance in God’s holy mountain.