May 4, 2007

  • Person who Walks Uprightly

    Isaiah 33:13-16, 21, 22 says, "'You who are far away, hear what I have done; and you who are near, acknowledge My might.'  Sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling has seized the godless.  'Who among us can live with the consuming fire?  Who among us can live with continual burning?'  He who walks in righteously and speaks with sincerity, he who rejects unjust gain and shakes his hand so that they hold no bribe; he who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking upo evil; he will dwell on the heights, his refuge will be the impregnable rock; his bread will be given him, his water will be sure.... But there the majestic One, the LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals on which no boat with oars will go, and on which the mighty ship will pass--for the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us--" (NASB)

    This passage is very powerful to the people who seek to walk uprightly with God.  God speaks through Isaiah about what He expects out of His people to walk uprightly.  Rewards are given to His people who seek to walk in righteousness.   In verse 15, we are told that we need to keep bloodshed out of our hearing, evil out of our vision, to speak with sincerity, and to receive no bribes.  God definitely rewards those who genuinely love Him and want to do what is right in His sight.  This person is promised a place of refuge in an impregnable rock, the provisions he needs will be provided and he will be kept from all enemies.  This person will never be destroyed because God promises to save him, to provide for him, and be his King.  What a great and loving God we serve!  Let us seek to live our lives in such a way that brings glory to God.  I pray that all of us will walk humbly and seek to serve others in their need.  We need to submit to God as our King and recognize that those who follow Him will be rewarded.  Praise God!