GO AND TELL THIS PEOPLE

2/17/2022

FEBRUARY 17 - START YOUR DAY RIGHT DEVOTION

Isaiah 6:9 He said, “Go and tell this people: “’Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

GO AND TELL THIS PEOPLE

God told Isaiah that the people would reject his message and remain unresponsive to his firm challenge. God was calling them to turn from their sin and return to following God. But He knew they would resist. In fact, Isaiah’s preaching would cause the rebellious people to resist God even more (Isaiah 6:9-10; Matthew 4:12; Luke 8:10). They would choose to remain spiritually blind, even though the truth was made clear to them. Still, Isaiah had to remain faithful to God by preaching the unpopular message of judgment (Jeremiah 1:8, 19; Ezekiel 2:3-4). There would be a limit to Isaiah’s distressing ministry. The judgments God executed on His people through Sennacherib of Assyria in 701 B.C (Isaiah 6:11-12) would bring Jerusalem back to faith and obedience to God (Isaiah 36:21; 37:7). As a result, Isaiah would be able to have a new ministry – with a more positive and hopeful message – during the additional 15 years God granted to King Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:5).

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