Week 136, Day 4: Who can stand?
Today’s Reading: Isaiah 33:1-24
Some thoughts from today’s reading…
There are several things in this chapter that are difficult to understand. But I want to focus on one section of the text. In talking about God’s judgment to punish the wicked, He says that those who are far away will hear about His actions and acknowledge His might (vs. 13-15). After talking about His judgment being seen and His might acknowledged by those who witness its fierceness, He mentions how trembling has seized the godless. Who can live among such a consuming fire and continual burning? When you think about judgment coming upon any nation for their wickedness, this is a question that will be asked over and over. Who can stand when the judgment of God comes? The one who walks righteously, who speaks with sincerity, who rejects unjust gain or bribes and who turns his eyes away from evil. Such a person will be able to stand and survive when the day of judgment comes. God remembers the deeds of the righteous and will look after them. They may still suffer loss of physical possessions but their souls shall be cared for and protected by the Lord.
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