We have read much of God's cursings of the wicked. Sinners in those days, and in New Testament days, and in our own day are guilty. In fact, all of us are more wicked than we realize. We do not understand the depth of our sin. The Holy Spirit comes to sinners, and the first thing that He does generally

First, we see how God is separate from us. It is because we are by nature not only creatures and He the Creator; a difference that shall never, ever be removed, but we are sinful creatures as well. He always will be high above us and different from us. He is far beyond all the limitations we have, far beyond

What we have here is a picture of sin cleared away. It's hard to get to God when the way is blocked with sin. And believe me, friends, we have much sin in our lives, and it needs to be heaped up and gotten out of the way. But we are dead in our sins, and we can't move them

An idol isn't merely a false god that is worshipped through a carved piece of wood or stone or metal. An idol is anything or any idea that you commit your life to in opposition to the living and true God. Idolatry brings ongoing judgment. It brings worse and worse sin. And that sin brings about more and more idolatry.God

There's an old saying that "only the good die young". The people in Israel had this happening, and would in time see it happen more. Who is the righteous? Well, we would say righteous people like King Josiah who dies an "early" death but it makes no difference to the nation. But ultimately, is this not looking to Jesus Christ?

God is looking at His people as a flock of sheep, and He is calling for predators to come into the flock in verse 9. Why would He do this? Well, it is to discipline the true Israel of God, but also to expose and judge the hypocrites within, particularly those who are the leaders, who are compared here to

These verses are an expansion of what we looked at yesterday. In verses 4-5 we look at the eunuchs who might have felt useless and defective. You may have an affliction of a physical or some other sort that often keeps you away from everybody else. But God in His grace has provided One Who comes to dwell in you.

Advertising companies often make all kinds of wonderful promises, but then they have these exceptions, these disclaimers - this is good for everybody else, but not for you. Well, there are a couple of classes of people who would have been hearing all these glorious promises that God was giving to His people through His servant Isaiah, and would have

God is telling His people, who are already trusting in the One Who will come, that because this One shall come, and He will bring not merely a promised redemption, but an accomplished redemption, that they who are trusting on Him, they who are saved because they trust in Him, they who have new hearts, because they have a new

It is the joy and peace that sinners have when they hear and believe the Gospel of grace that we're observing here. The picture is of people led out, not by collar and leash, but with a gentle hand and strong supporting arm, from a place of horror and strife. They are led out to joy and peace. That is