Thursday, April 19, 2007

There is Help


Isaiah 59:1 KJV
Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

This verse is so positive, but it must be balanced with the rest of the chapter's context.

There is hope
Vs 1

God is sovereign and supreme.
There is nothing He cannot do.
There is no soul He cannot save.
There is no crisis God cannot get the believer through


There is helplessnessVs 2-19

Let's stop blaming the Lord for the problems in our lives and let's get the blame squarely where it belongs; on our sin. Our sin runs through us head to toe.
The lost man, even
The saved man.

Sin is our problem. Too many have denied Christ's salvation; too many of the saved have ignored Christ's Lordship. We are
Worldly,
Disobedient
Selfish and
Sinful.

There is helpVs 20-21

Our only help is in the Lord Himself. There is
No man,
No scholar,
No human leader
Who can bring us into a right relationship with the Lord. So our God saw that and sent Christ as our Redeemer.

The Lord's hand is not shortened. God's ear is not dull of hearing. We simply must fess up to our sin condition and appeal to Christ alone for mercy and access to God's grace.

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