Bible Chapter: Isaiah 5 & 6

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
    God’s desire is to make His people spiritually fruitful and effective.  There are many blessings that come from God and serving Him.  The term blessing is expressed biblically in many ways.  God brings prosperity to those who are faithful to Him.  Note: don’t think the word prosperity only means money or is a guarantee of lots of money.  In this chapter we see that God did many things for Judah, but unfortunately they were not faithful to HIM.  This brought on the destruction of the “vineyard” God was creating in them.  They brought the woe of God on themselves through things like greed, mockery towards God, changing God’s moral standards, pride and corruption. Even with things that were evil they called them good.  All of these issues brought their downfall.
    At the time that King Uzziah died, God did some amazing things with Isaiah.  He saw the Lord sitting high and lifted up.  He saw the holiness of God as the angelic beings sang holy, holy, holy to the Lord.  God is totally holy.  There is not even the slightest taint of sin in Him.  When Isaiah saw this, he realized his own sinful nature and understood that no human has the right to be in God’s presence. It was at this time that Isaiah was commissioned to be the prophet of the Lord to the nation.  He went to the nation to tell them of God’s judgements and call them to repentance.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
    As I read this passage I can see that the sinful nature of the human race has not changed.  People are still turning from God. They are still redefining God’s commands and calling evil things good and the good things God has given they call them bad.  They do not understand that it is impossible to change the definition of an absolute.  This is an issue of confusion and deception. I see that happening all the time, and now even more than ever.  I must be careful to get a good perspective of what the Bible teaches and always only apply that.

3.  How can I help someone?
    I want to help people see what is really happening in the world.  I want to help them see what the Bible says and know the benefits and blessings of total submission to God. They will have all of eternity to rejoice is that awesome decision.