The Beauty of Isaiah
Isaiah is a book of judgment and hope, prophecy and promise. Dennis Bratcher remarks that it is “primarily concerned with the failure of the nation, and especially its leaders, to be faithful to God.” And yet, my heart echoes Allen Ross more fully when he states that “the common theme is the message of salvation.”
Failure and salvation.
What more is there to my relationship with God.
What more is there to my marriage.
What more is there to my parenting.
Time and time again I am faced with my ineptitude, my sin, my failure.
And time and time again, God promises and produces salvation. And yet, not just salvation, but restoration.
I who have lost myself in the slew of sin am saved and restored to glory beside my King.
And that is a beautiful thought thats brings me great comfort.
(Steve Bell sings about that comfort in Comfort My People.)
For more Beauty about Isaiah, visit Onward and Upward for this week’s Carnival of Beauty.
First let me say we love Steve Bell in our house, so it is nice to be on the same page there! But more importantly, I love how you express your heart. There is such an honesty in how you view yourself (failure and salvation) but such a hope through it, not despair. “I who have lost myself in the slew of sin am saved and restored to glory beside my King.” Love that.
Thank you.
Thank you for your kinds words Barbara. They made my day!
MrsPages
MrsPages - I really like what you had to say here. I especially love how you bring in “restoration”. To be honest, I hadn’t thought about that! Salvation, sure - I’ve been taught that since I was just a little girl. But restoration! Restored to GLORY! Wow!