The Lord Be With You Today!
Isaiah 66:24
"And they will go out and look on the dead bodies
of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die,
the fire that burns them will not be quenched,
and they will be loathsome to all mankind."
(In Isaiah's concluding statements, the Lord has just reminded His people
that He has declared that His salvation will be universal,
that He will extend His salvation to all mankind,
that the whole world will be given the invitation to turn to Him,
to accept His salvation, to come before Him in surrender and worship.
Now, here, the Lord's final message to Isaiah and to us
is a sobering and uncompromising reminder
that, even though all the earth will finally bow down before the Lord
in total acknowledgment of His supremacy and sovereignty,
some will still yet stubbornly choose to remain in their rebellion against God,
refusing to accept His salvation and forgiveness.
And the Lord's last words recorded through His prophet Isaiah
are ones of dire warning that there are severe consequences
to such willful and intractable decisions.
He reminds us all today that His forgiveness is complete
and that His judgment is complete,
that the choices we make have eternal consequences,
that today is the day we need to turn to the Lord,
that today is the day of salvation!)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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