From Pride to the Light of the Lord
Isaiah gives us such a sharp contrast: a future where people walk in the light of the Lord and war is no more, set beside a people filled with wealth, pride, idols, and the work of their own hands. It made us pause over how sin separates us from God—and how even here, Isaiah is already showing us our need for a Savior and a different way of living.
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Good morning. Today we are in Isaiah 2:1–11.
And I just—I really enjoy this compare and contrast that we're getting right now.
I just really enjoy seeing this. The first five verses are really about how things will be at the end, when we have turned back to God and He comes back to reign.
I think it's hard to imagine a world in which war does not exist, and yet that's what He talks about.
And I love verse 5:
"House of Jacob, come and let's walk in the light of the Lord."
And then we move into verses 6 through 11, and, ow.
It talks about this nation that has silver and gold and horses and chariots and many idols, and people who worship the work of their hands.
And they are proud and haughty.
And verse 10 talks about:
"Enter the rock and hide in the dust from the terror of the Lord and from the splendor of His majesty."
I don't know. As I'm sitting here thinking about that, that just reminds me of how much sin separates us from Him.
And how, if we have not turned toward Him and asked Him to become Master of our hearts, and live in obedience, and have a heart that honors Him—
Yesterday we heard about how God looks at us and our offerings when, as He so awfully said, "Your hands are still covered in blood."
Even Isaiah is pointing toward the fact that we need a Savior.
We need someone who we can give our allegiance to, who will give us a different way of life.
So I really like that today.
And it makes me pause and think about how things are now compared to how things were at Isaiah's time, and how these things might apply to us today.
What stood out to you, I wonder?
Heavenly Father, Lord, thank You for today.
I thank You for who You are, for what You're doing.
Thank You that You just showed us over and over in the Old Testament that we could not live a perfect, endless life without You. That we would always fail. That we would always turn away from You.
Thank You that even in the Old Testament we see Your love for us in Your desire for us to turn to You, to return to You, to come back to You.
Please be with us as we go about our day. May we honor You and live a life that brings You glory.
My Lord, it is in the precious name of Jesus I pray.
Thank you for joining me today as we wander through God's Word with wonder.