Scripture: Isaiah 66: 1-4

Judgment and Hope

This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord.

These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word. But whoever sacrifices a bull is like one who kills a person, and whoever offers a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever makes a grain offering is like one who presents pig’s blood, and whoever burns memorial incense is like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways, and they delight in their abominations; so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring on them what they dread.  For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.”

Scripture Commentary: God pronounces judgment and through Jesus offers hope

Even the beautiful temple in Jerusalem was woefully inadequate for a God who is present everywhere. God cannot be confined to any human structure.

God will lift up the humble, judge all people, destroy the wicked, bring all believers together and establish the new heavens and the new earth. Our society urges us to be assertive, and to affirm ourselves.

Don’t let your freedom to choose lead you away from God’s pathway to eternal life.

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Isaiah Chapter 66