- And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor. Isaiah 24:2 – Doesn’t this verse match up so well when we think of who is being effected by this virus? All people from all ways of life and all places are being somehow touched by this virus. No one is left on the outside of all this and no one is completely escaping it’s reach. Thing is though, this verse isn’t taking about the coronavirus, it’s talking about the wrath of God on sin. This passage reminds us that no one is left on the outside of His wrath and no one can escape it. No earthly label or title will keep you from having your sin come under God’s wrath. The only way is to ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins and offer you the grace that only He can give. Without Jesus there is no chance of escaping the wrath of God, but with Jesus He’ll take that punishment on His shoulders so you can walk holy and blameless with God. We’ve been given a way to have our sin taken care of and that way is Jesus. Make sure whoever needs to hear that truth hears it. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1225
- The earth lies defiled under its inhabitants; for they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant. Isaiah 24:5 – We are seeing the whole of the earth being under God’s judgement. Rejoicing will cease, cities will be desolate, and the earth will be broken apart. Even our verse says the earth “lies defiled.” Yet what has defiled the earth? Are the judgements of God defiling it? No, it is the sinfulness of man. Man has transgressed the law, taken God’s established law and purposefully went beyond the boundary line. Man has violated the statutes, taken God’s word and changed it to be more appealing to him. Man has broken the everlasting covenant, taken the forever agreement between us and God to remain faithful to one another and broke it to chase after other things. The terror we see in our world today is a result of our choice of sin, and God has allowed such things to take place as a judgement on such sinfulness. Know today when we see the terrors in our world, it can be our eye-opening experience to our need to turn and live faithfully for our God. We all need to recognize the defiling nature of our sin, the destructive nature of our unfaithfulness to God, and the restoration our God can bring when we follow Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2691
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