Isaiah 59:2. “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear.” SEPARATED. A stretched-out hand able to reach every person – An opened ear that can hear everyone’s cry. An arm bringing salvation – imputed righteousness to sustain him – Everything provided to bring each and every sinner nigh.
But no! For some reason sin has a greater attraction – The faces of men turn and they go away from God. There is iniquity and defilement in every action – And lips that lie – it is impossible to believe their word.
Evil has taken over – iniquities have taken the ascendancy – Their trust is in vanity and aggression is in every deed – No peace is to be found – in self is their dependency – To judgment and justice none of them give heed.
They started on this terrible downward path only for selfish gain – Looking for pleasure and power – ignoring the path to peace. The farther away from God they go – the greater the increase of pain, On this path of evil separation, they are going farther away from grace.
The Lord wanted to bring them abundant blessing – He knows what is at separation’s awful end. His ultimate aim is in grace to save them – To them the message of good news He sends.
But there is that awful, distant and dark separation – There is a great distance between darkness and light – That only comes when there is true reconciliation – Men must turn from wrong and then chose the right.
God is ready and always willing to receive them – There is a great distance that their sin has caused. When any person repents and willingly comes to Him – That great separating gulf is finally crossed.
“I thank Thee O Father, that through Christ has come the way back to Thee that I could never make myself. The barrier of sin has been bridged by His sacrifice and there is no need of separation for anyone. I thank Thee the Holy Spirit convicted me of sin and brought me to understand the words of the Gospel that brought me salvation. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”