Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Then your light shall break forth"
Text: Isaiah 58:8
THE BLESSINGS OF THE LORD
Fasting was practised by Israel in the hope of receiving blessings from God. But the LORD did not bless their ritualistic fasting. What God desired from His people was having a life of moral and spiritual goodness!
“Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
‘If you take away the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness'”
Isaiah 58:8-9
1. The blessings God would bestow on Israel.
a) The blessing is likened to the beginning of a new morning.
i) Morning Light is gentle.
ii) It brings much cheer.
b) Healing from the LORD would come:
i) Spiritual
ii) Physical
c) Righteousness will be the vanguard.
d) The glory of the LORD would be the rearguard.
e) Prayers made to the LORD would be answered:
i) Assuredly
ii) Personally
2. Three problems must be dealt with summarily.
a) To remove the heavy yoke laid on workers.
b) To stop pointing an accusing finger at people.
c) To stop speaking words of wickedness.