Reading
SAA Notes
The song of the vineyard is a parable of God’s dealings with Israel and theirs with Him. The list of things that distress God about how God’s people live is very thought provoking.
SJA Notes
* Father God, please write Your word on our hearts today.
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.”
Woe.
There are many woes in this passage from Isaiah.
This is a message from God to His people, us the church, today.
We read that God’s vineyard is His people (branches from the TRUE VINE).
And over and over we read of woes.
“Woe to those who …”
These are valid for us today to read and listen to. Our practice as God’s people must match our preaching!
We can see evil being swapped out for good today.
We can see those who are wise in their own eyes instead of seeking God’s wisdom.
We can see those given to the temporal fleshly desires, the world calling this behaviour heroic.
We can see that justice is at times not upheld, the weak and lost are not always taken care of.
God’s anger was kindled against His people in Isaiah’s time. He struck them and the mountains quaked.
It is health and good for us to reflect on this, on what this passage tells us, today.
And how good it is that Jesus took God’s holy and righteous anger for the sin of us His people, He took it upon Himself!
* Dear Lord,
Thank You that through Jesus (and Him alone) we escape Your just and holy wrath.
Please help us to practice what we preach.
Please help us to preach Christ Jesus crucified, buried, risen and ascended!
Amen.