Israel had it all. God had provided everything they needed. He provided them the best of the best. God provided everything they needed to
perfection to produce good fruit for Him.
He provided so much for them, and yet He asks in Isaiah 5:4
“4 What more
could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked for
good grapes, why did it yield only bad?”
God laid it all out there for them,
and the sad thing was they acted with disobedience. God then carefully lays out His case in
Isaiah 5:8-23 as to why He would bring destruction upon them.
Isaiah’s response was totally
different. Isaiah was at a trying time
in his life and ministry, the king had died and they were unsure times
(6:1). God enables him to see God for
all of His glory. Isaiah recognizes his
own wickedness:
5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of
unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen
the King, the Lord Almighty.”
(Isaiah 6:5)
Isaiah is given the same opportunity
and chance as Israel to serve the Lord.
His response is not disobedience, but rather strict obedience:
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah
6:8).
The same holds true today. God gives us ample opportunity to serve Him,
He provides everything we need all we have to do is respond as Isaiah did, or
respond as the disciples did when Jesus said, “Follow Me”.
19 “Come,
follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 At once
they left their nets and followed him. (Matthew 4:19)
God loves you and I so much that He leaves the choosing to us. You can choose to now follow (as Israel did) or you can choose to follow (as Isaiah and disciples did), God will not force you to follow Him or Serve Him. It's totally up to you to decides, so what is it going to be?
Chris
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