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Isaiah - The Vision - Part Three: Effective Grace


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                   Isaiah - the Vision - Part Three:

                                         “Effective Grace”
                                           
Isaiah 30:18-26

      Four Effects of God’s Grace:

1.       Compassion - He demonstrates compassion in his waiting!

  •  Earlier Isaiah realizes that he must wait and trust:Is. 8:16-17
  •  He can’t dispense grace without their recognition of their rebellion, but there is always a remnant who are waiting and trusting in the Lord as evidenced in Isaiah 8:16-17.
  • To be given time to repent is a great mercy which should be grasped with profound gratitude: Romans 2:4
  • God does not want anyone to parish: 2 Pet 3:8-9

 

2.       Comfort - He comforts through answered prayer.

  •  After punishing Israel God will once again bless them:  Isaiah 40:2
  • God’s judgment is tempered by grace and ultimately fulfilled through the cross of Christ: Col. 1:21-22

 

3.        Clarity - He is recognized as their teacher.

  •  Because of judgment their eyes and ears will be opened to what it is he has been trying to say: Isaiah 26:9
  • God’s Spirit will guide us: John 16:13
  • We are defined by who we follow: Rom 8:14
  • The casting away of idols is the natural consequence of a vibrant relationship with God; For idols speak of divided loyalties: Ex. 20:3

 

4.       Covenant Blessing Restored

  •  If chapter 1 refers to the devastation caused by Assyria's invasion, this present passage refers to the restored covenant blessing promised in  Dt. 28:11-12
  •  Remember first comes Judgment and then the blessing: Isaiah 1:7
  • The outpouring of creation’s bounty speaks, of the end of sin and the curse and of the return Eden: Amos 9:13
  • When the towers of Judah’s pride are smashed, she may expect a new era of unbelievable fruitfulness: Isaiah 2:12-17
  • Instead of the darkness of despair, uncertainty and sin, and the misery of the pains resulting from running into God in the darkness, there will be perfect clarity  and the tender ministry of the Father bandaging our  wounds and bruises: Isaiah 60:19-20

 


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Preacher without a Pulpit PodcastBy Tony Martino