Of all that is uncertain about the future course of human history, one thing is certain. There will be a day of judgement. Isaiah describes it in this chapter. The earth will be laid bare, and all traces of evil will be wiped from the heavens and the earth. This is not a prediction of the end of the world. The Bible does not teach such a thing. What the Bible teaches here and elsewhere is that the earth will be purged of evil and renewed. The new heavens and the new earth, which Isaiah will later describe, will be a place of perfection which many people who are now living will get to enjoy. The key is, as I have said before, whether or not we are willing to bring the judgement of God into our hearts now, not for condemnation, but for exoneration. God wants to lay bare your heart just as he will one day lay bare the earth. He wants to purge away every attitude that pollutes and poisons your life. For when you harbour these toxic attitudes in your heart your life becomes toxic. Let the judgement that Isaiah describes here into your heart today. Let God take away the toxins and fill your heart with his love and blessings instead. When your heart is filled with God’s blessings then you will become a blessing. Open your heart to God again today.
Open your heart to God and receive his grace and favour today.
Read Isaiah 24
