Isaiah 52:10
“The Lord will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.”
Isaiah 52:10 NIV
Have you ever felt that God was distant and removed from your life? Have you ever felt God was uninterested and unaccessible? We can go through life feeling like God doesn’t care about what happens to us. God is way up there and we are way down here. Maybe God has forgotten about us. He must have more important things to worry about, right? It’s not uncommon to feel like we’ve been left on on own own. Many don’t think that God shows up in their lives, so in return they don’t give Him thought. What has us ever done for me? Do you watch the news and scroll through social media, shaking your head, asking, where’s God? We live in a world ruled by sin, ruined by injustice, violence, corruption, self-centredness. We live in a corrupted world, filled with despair, sickness, and death. If you are living in fear of violence or in grinding poverty it can be hard to feel like God cares for you. If you’re living in broken homes and shattered communities, or even locked down all by yourself, it can be hard to think that God is near. But, these feelings were also felt by God’s Old Testament people. The Prophet Isaiah sees a war-torn Jerusalem. The city is crumbling under foreign occupation. It’s a shell of what it once was. It was not so easy for them either. The people of Israel might have thought that God was no longer involved with them, that He forgot about them. Why? When they looked out their doors, they saw their city crumbling and in ruins under foreign occupation. Those who dwell in it are destitute, broken, and without an ounce of hope. But, these are people that Isaiah the prophet encourages to sing. From a battlefield, a messenger approaches the city with important news announce. Something has happened, and now, it must be announced. The watchmen on the city walls are anxious to see who is coming and find out the news. Even before the messenger arrives the watchmen recognize what the news will be. Finally, the watchmen cannot contain themselves and burst into song. The the news is shouted for all to hear. Jerusalem is echoing with songs of celebration and shouts for joy. This peace and good news and salvation are not only for the Old Testament. This active involvement of God himself is not only for the people of Israel and Judah but also for all the earth. God’s commitment is not just to save one particular people, but the entire world and all people. This peace, good news, and salvation are for you. What these messengers were reporting loudly is something that they will see fulfilled when the Lord returns to Zion, when Immanuel is among them, when the King of the Jews is born. The coming of the Son of God in the flesh is our cause for joy. God coming in the flesh is our source of peace and salvation. It is the good news that in Jesus of Nazareth our God reigns. God has kept His promises, He rolled up His divine sleeves. God has got involved in our mess. God was made flesh and dwelt among us. Do not think that God is distant and removed from your life. God is not uninterested and and He is not unaccessible. God has shown His complete commitment to promises He made. He has rolled up the divine sleeves to do what needs to be done. This is the profound mystery of the Incarnation. God became a man to bring you peace and salvation!!!
Father thank You for this day and we bless Your Holy Name, for all Your goodness and graciousness toward all Your children. Lord open the storehouses of Your abundant blessings and let them flow over my friend and family. Lord thank You that You became the sin-sacrifice and died for us and not for us only, but for all who trust in His Holy Name. Father thank You that He was raised from the dead as proof of His pre-eminence among men, and highly exulted to the throne of God. Father thank You that He is coming back soon as King of Israel, Prince of peace, and Judge of the whole world. Lord use my friend to be someone’s blessing today. Daddy we love You amen. Be a blessing. Love ya !!
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