MEDITATIONS
FROM ISAIAH
November 2, 2005
Reading: Isaiah 59:1-21
“Behold, the LORD's
hand is not shortened, that it cannot save” Isa 59:1
How wonderful, my soul, that these words are as real today as they were
when they were written. Isaiah reminds the Israelites of the many times when
Jehovah delivered them by the power of His outstretched arm. The hand of
Jehovah delivered them from their enemies and gave them the bountiful
Today, the message remains true—the Lord’s arm is not shortened, has not
changed, that it cannot save. This is true to both the unbeliever and believer.
The Almighty God who saved you so miraculously from the guilt and punishment of
your sins is able today to deliver you from the sins that still pervade your
life. Those pesky sins that keep you from the intimate walk with Christ you so
desire.
Think back to those wonderful occasions when God strengthened you,
provided for you, and seemed so close. Remember the vows and promises you made
to Him but have not lived up to. How guilty you feel, how you feel you have
disappointed Him. Do you wonder if He will still forgive you? Oh, yes! He has
not changed. His love is the same and so is His promise to forgive. My soul,
you have done nothing so bad that He will not forgive and deliver you from the
power that seems to hold you in its grasp.
The Lord has not changed. Believe it! Count on it! Rejoice in it!
“But
the LORD your God you shall fear; and He will deliver you from the hand of all
your enemies” 2 Kings
“For I am the LORD, I do not change” Mal
3:6.
“Keep back Your
servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I
shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression” Ps
“For sin shall not have dominion over you,
for you are not under law but under grace” Rom 6:14.