- Behold, the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the land a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it. Isaiah 13:9 – Pretty intense chapter huh? We see God’s viewpoint on sin clearly in our passage today. We also need to realize that God hasn’t changed in His feelings and attitude towards sin. He can’t stand sin and it has no place in His presence. Yet something we have in our story that the people in Isaiah didn’t have is Jesus. While God still today despises sin like He did in the days of Isaiah, His wrath was placed on the shoulders of Jesus when He hung on the cross. Jesus has already taken on Himself the weight of God’s wrath for the world’s sin. What we each need to do now is accept the life God is offering us. We don’t have to bear the punishment of our sin, but if we refuse Jesus that weight is on us. Hear today that with Jesus you have a way to find peace with God concerning your sin. If you haven’t found that peace know I’d love to talk with you about how to find it. If you have found that peace, make sure you praise God for that truth today. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1214
- The sound of a tumult is on the mountains as of a great multitude! The sound of an uproar of kingdoms, of nations gathering together! The Lord of hosts is mustering a host for battle. Isaiah 13:4 – Chapter 13 begins a string of prophecies against many different nations, and Babylon is the first to be spoken to. Yet what’s unique about this is that at the time Isaiah gave this prophecy, Assyria was still in power, and it would be decades before Babylon was even a superpower to be taken down. Yet God, in His infinite knowledge and wisdom, was able to accurately speak about the fall of an empire that wasn’t even in power yet. Our God is able to see the future and speak the truth about what will take place with our enemies. Today, on Easter, we get to celebrate that what our God spoke on about the end of sin’s power and the sting of death and the grip of Satan has come to fruition. God said He would send His only Son to die the death for all mankind, and that He would create a pathway to Himself so we don’t have to spend an eternity in Hell. God said that His Son would rise from the grave three days later showing His power over death and the grave, and making it clear He has the authority to give life to any and all. What we celebrate today is that what God said has taken place. Our Savior lives, and He reigns over all! The powers of darkness has been defeated and our God reigns! Praise our risen Savior for the promise of Heaven, the forgiveness of sins, and eternal life! Happy Resurrection Sunday everyone! I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2680
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