Verse
"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever," says the LORD.
— Isaiah 59:21 tniv
Thought
Isaiah 59:1-16 is one of the most crushingly sad chapters in the entire Bible. God is frustrated and heartbroken that his people are in such blatant rebellion and have no one to lead them back to God. They are crushed by their enemies and they are without hope — spiritually and physically. So, God decides to act! He moves with fury and might against his people's enemies (Isaiah 59:17-19). Then he promises to send his Redeemer. From that moment on, God's Spirit and God's words will rest with his people forever. As we have just seen from the gospel of Matthew, Jesus is this Redeemer and the work of the Spirit brings the dawning of God's Kingdom. While we live in difficult times for the followers of Jesus, we also live under the promise that God's Spirit will not depart from us and God's words will not be taken from us because of the Spirit's presence!
Prayer
Father, thank you for your Word, and your words. Thank you even more for the great Redeemer who has delivered us from Satan and sent your Spirit to us. We praise you and thank you for this grace and we pledge ourselves to your work in our world, transformed by your Spirit and informed by your Word. In Jesus' name we thank you! Amen.
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"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever," says the LORD.
— Isaiah 59:21 tniv
Thought
Isaiah 59:1-16 is one of the most crushingly sad chapters in the entire Bible. God is frustrated and heartbroken that his people are in such blatant rebellion and have no one to lead them back to God. They are crushed by their enemies and they are without hope — spiritually and physically. So, God decides to act! He moves with fury and might against his people's enemies (Isaiah 59:17-19). Then he promises to send his Redeemer. From that moment on, God's Spirit and God's words will rest with his people forever. As we have just seen from the gospel of Matthew, Jesus is this Redeemer and the work of the Spirit brings the dawning of God's Kingdom. While we live in difficult times for the followers of Jesus, we also live under the promise that God's Spirit will not depart from us and God's words will not be taken from us because of the Spirit's presence!
Prayer
Father, thank you for your Word, and your words. Thank you even more for the great Redeemer who has delivered us from Satan and sent your Spirit to us. We praise you and thank you for this grace and we pledge ourselves to your work in our world, transformed by your Spirit and informed by your Word. In Jesus' name we thank you! Amen.
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