Listening & Learning — A Devotional

Isaiah 20:6

A WARNING

Isaiah 20:6. “And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?” A WARNING.

A man of God was put to shame, To warn the people in Jehovah's name, That the time was coming not too far away; Because they had chosen from God to stray.

They as a people that God had blessed, Would be exposed in great distress - And would be taken away barefoot and openly exposed; Those that capture them will take away their clothes.

Who can they turn to for help when God they did forget? Payday always comes when our Maker we do neglect. Humiliation will come, but God gives warnings first - People are on their own when for worldly sins they thirst.

It is not enough to know what is right -

Just because it seems like God is out of sight - There is an appropriate action to perform: It is a mercy of God that He sinners will warn.

The ultimate reward of sin is very painful - There is no one but self that you can put blame for. Though for a time life may seem very pleasant - The fear will come when the future is the present.

To think by putting off repentance, sin will not find one out, Is foolish thinking in every way; the tables will be turned about. What you thought would never come, suddenly does appear. The days of reckoning you chose to ignore, now have come right here.

Now there is no one to help; God's judging time has come - Those you had put your trust in, all have left you alone. God has for years long-suffering been; that someday will come to an end. And you will be left alone to face the consequences of a life of sin.

“Holy God, may I this night by Thy great power, be able to present the Gospel in a way that will please Thee. May unbelievers be able to understand me. May I be able, by Thy Spirit, to reach their consciences. May they fear to put Thy salvation off any longer. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”