Tag: loved by God

Isaiah 55:1-13 – Unfailing Love

Read Isaiah 55:1-13

God’s unfailing love is played out in his offer of blessing, our salvation. We can almost picture God with open arms as Isaiah describes God’s welcome to come eat and be filled. He welcomes all and includes us even if we can’t pay. If our salvation depended on us, we would not be saved. God doesn’t exclude anyone because unfailing love is like that.

Isaiah was given this prophecy from God all those years ago, but it is still fulfilled each time a believer is saved. I love that God revealed this message so many generations before Jesus’ sacrifice and resurrection made it possible. Continue reading “Isaiah 55:1-13 – Unfailing Love”

Isaiah 53:6 – All Have Sinned

“All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.
We have left God’s paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him
the sins of us all.” (Isaiah 53:6)

That’s a true statement. All have sinned, not just those other people. We have all sinned and strayed away from God’s perfect plan for our lives. It’s inevitable, but our doom is not forever because of the promise we can claim in this verse.

Context (Isaiah 53): This chapter of Isaiah’s prophecies speaks of Jesus, pointing directly to the one who gave himself for us. The truths that Isaiah was given to share can break our hearts when we read them and picture Jesus doing all of this for us. This chapter contains so many images that would play out and be fulfilled by our king Jesus. How do we respond to such a sacrifice? Continue reading “Isaiah 53:6 – All Have Sinned”

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