Isaiah 56:6 KJV
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
This chapter offers hope for two classes of people
The eunuchs who called themselves "a dry tree." and
The stranger who felt utterly separated from God
We could view one as the person who feels fruitless in their spiritual life and the other as the person who sees the vanity of the sins they have lived in.
In both cases, God says there is hope. He has not abandoned either. He has not left either without means of salvation.
That is good news! There is no one outside of the care of God. There is no one who could not be saved. There is no one whose past is so terrible that God could not and would not forgive them!
But in each case there was something God said made this hope effectual; they were to "take hold" of God's covenant. There was personal responsibility. The hope of God's grace was offered to them all, but the grace was only extended to those who took hold of that covenant.
As a Christian, I remember the day I took hold of that covenant and became saved. But I want to take hold of it each day fresh and new. I want to grow in the grace of the Lord and
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
This chapter offers hope for two classes of people
The eunuchs who called themselves "a dry tree." and
The stranger who felt utterly separated from God
We could view one as the person who feels fruitless in their spiritual life and the other as the person who sees the vanity of the sins they have lived in.
In both cases, God says there is hope. He has not abandoned either. He has not left either without means of salvation.
That is good news! There is no one outside of the care of God. There is no one who could not be saved. There is no one whose past is so terrible that God could not and would not forgive them!
But in each case there was something God said made this hope effectual; they were to "take hold" of God's covenant. There was personal responsibility. The hope of God's grace was offered to them all, but the grace was only extended to those who took hold of that covenant.
As a Christian, I remember the day I took hold of that covenant and became saved. But I want to take hold of it each day fresh and new. I want to grow in the grace of the Lord and
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