Sat.’s Devo - The Fulfillment of God’s Word

Read: Isaiah 25:1-28:13; Galatians 3:10-22; Psalm 61:1-8; Proverbs 23:17-18 Isaiah knows that the great cities of the earth will be turned to rubble, but the poor who take their refuge in the Lord will be saved. He will be their tower of refuge and strength. In Jerusalem, God will spread a feast for all the people of the world. God will remove the cloud of gloom and the fear of death. He will wipe away all tears and remove their shame. The people will rejoice in their God who was mighty to save them. Jerusalem will be a place of blessing once more. This was all fulfilled through Jesus. God will punish Moab and end their evil deeds and their pride. But, the people of the Lord will rejoice in all He has done. They will give God glory for saving their nation. Isiah says all this about the future but for the present, he tells them to go in their houses and wait until the Lord brings them salvation. He will do what he promised to do. Justice will be meted out and the evil will be judged. God will watch over his people while he is judging the earth. They will blossom once again and fill the earth. God judges his people for a while to cleanse them but it is for their good and not their harm. When it is time, God will gather them together and bring them back to their land. God speaks to Samaria, Israel’s capital and declares its end. It had been proud and abandoned the Lord, so he would send a mighty army to destroy it. In the end, God’s army would defend it. The remnant would live there who will honor the Lord and long for justice. God will give them great courage. At the present time, Israel was led by men who were drunks and deceivers. They couldn’t understand why the prophets talked to them as they did. They didn’t understand the prophecies against them and didn’t think they deserved to be judged. Because they couldn’t hear, God would send them messages in sporadic bits. In Galatians, Paul explains that the law is not bad, but Christ redeemed them from the curses of the law. The law must be followed verboten if they choose to live by it, but no one could do it. Grace sets them from from obeying the letter of the law and allows them to live by the Spirit of grace. God gave the promise of Christ to Abraham but he gave the law to Moses. The law was to last until the promise came. The promise has come through Jesus and we can now enjoy the fulfillment of the promise. The law pointed out our sin and the promise set us free from that sin. Lord, thank you for giving us freedom for sin. Thank you for forever taking our sin from us that we might live unto you in joy and freedom. May our lives reflect your love and power.