Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Our transgressions are multiplied before You"
Text: Isaiah 59:12
CONFESSION OF SINS
Isaiah could not help but lament and confess the sins of Israel. He identified with the nation and its many transgressions.
“We all growl like bears,
And moan sadly like doves;
We look for justice, but there is none;
For salvation, but it is far from us.
For our transgressions are multiplied before You,
And our sins testify against us;
For our transgressions are with us,
And as for our iniquities, we know them.”
Isaiah 59:11-12
1. Apt comparisons.
a) Growling like bears.
i) There were some who were like growling bears.
ii) Mean and ornery.
b) Moaning like doves.
i) There were others who were like moaning doves.
ii) There was much sadness in the nation.
2. Injustice prevailed.
a) Many hoped and looked for justice.
b) But injustice prevailed instead.
3. Seeking salvation.
a) Deliverance was sought.
b) But it seemed impossible to find.
4. The reasons why deliverance was not given.
a) Transgressions were multiplied.
b) The sins of the nation testified against it.
c) Transgressions remained unforsaken.
d) Iniquities could not be denied.