Fri.'s Devo - Judah's Judgment

Read Isa. 28:14-29
Now Isaiah is talking to the Southern Kingdom where Jerusalem lies. They, like the Northern Kingdom have scorned Isaiah's prophecies. They chose death over life and believed the lie that everything would work out. They lived in denial and now the truth is breathing down their backs. Judgment brings truth and humility; they will not be able to hide from it. "The bed is shorter than a man can stretch himself" is metaphorically speaking meaning that there will be great lack and shortage. This happened in 701 B.C. when the Assyrian army marched into Judah destroying 46 towns and villages. This is a picture of the judgment that will fall on the whole earth in the last days. But.... God will not continually judge Judah. There will rise a godly remnant and to them God offers hope. Just like a farmer does not continue to fallow his ground, he will plant again and restore. Don't you love how God always leaves us with hope for a brighter future? That is what He is all about.
Lord, thank you for your redeeming love. You love to bless and even in your judgments there is love and hope.