Isaiah
51 – 55
Verse 51:6 mentions events to happen:
Don’t worry—look
up at the sky and down at the earth.
The sky will disappear like smoke; the earth will wear out like a well-used
garment;
Every
last thing may perish and dissolve, but My salvation is for all time.
My justice will not end.
When he says “sky” does he mean the
atmosphere, the sun or cloud cover? Now we could say this will happen, but at
the same time he may just be using a metaphor to ensure we understand God is
unchanging. We cannot imagine anything so catastrophic that would cause any of
these events to happen, unless you listen to the “Climate Change” scientist,
who imply we will do this to the planet. Either way, my belief is this is not
an event in the future so much as it’s showing God’s never ending justice.
This is the problem with reading prophetic
writings, first trying to understand what they mean and then always trying to
apply it to today. Sure many can be traced back in history, but most are vague
and often open to interpretation. I liken this to the “sky is falling” crowd in
the stock market. I have been watching the market since 1980 and have seen its
ups and downs. There has always been people predicting a major crash and
depression since I have been watching. I did allow them to influence me a bit
and therefore did not ride a market that was under $1000 to over $16,0000.
Verse 55:2 makes me think he is talking to
us today, me specifically:
I don’t understand
why you spend your money for things that don’t nourish
or work so hard for what leaves you empty.
Attend
to Me and eat what is good;
enjoy the richest, most delectable of things.
The corner “convenience” store is the
biggest culprit. You get your gas and a snack. Something that is “empty” in
calories and does nothing for you is often purchased. I personally spend over
$100 a month on crap from the local QT and justify it by running. But imagine
if we just ate what God said was good for us! We would all be in much better
shape. I wonder if the people had the same problem with snacks when Isaiah
wrote this or if he was targeting the 7-11 generations.
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