So here I am again, have had some technical issues that are now all worked out and up and ready to continue with the study.
In Isaiah, we see how angry the Lord is at His people for how far they have strayed from the ways of the Lord. Reading about the kinds of sin they were committing, I was very much reminded of how the passages could very well be talking about today's society. These people were attending the "services" of worship and bringing their sacrifices and for all appearances, they were being the dutiful children, following God's laws and putting on a good show of faithfulness. But it is much like when we Christians put on our Sunday "Church-hat" and attend services. We say the words of prayer, of praise, we take communion when it is time, we sings songs of worship...then we go home and fight with our neighbor over who owns the fence in the back yard. We cheat on our taxes, after giving our tithe to God. We take advantage of someone or a situation to gain for our own benefit regardless of someone else's expense. We concern ourselves to such a degree with dressing in the 'right' clothes and accessories to maintain an image that we want to portray, worrying more about what people are thinking of us than what God is thinking of us. All this we do while God sits patiently waiting for us to remember our love for Him. He responded to the people in Isaiah with a righteous wrath. He condemned their vanity and selfishness and punished them by withdrawing His Blessings from them until such a point as there would be nothing left of them or their cities. Only the seed of the Lord's Word would remain as a stump is left when a tree falls. This is very significant and applicable as instruction to our lives today. For God allows us to be brought to ruin in this life rather than leave us go on our merry way in a sinful life and ways that are not pleasing to Him. Not so much as punishment but to teach us and remind us of our bond and commitment and connection to Him. That nothing is worth interfering with the relationship He desires to have with each of us.
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