Ep 869 – Isaiah 66:15-24

Mankind was made to bring glory to God. But the fall threw a wrench into that plan, placing mankind under a curse and incapable of glorifying God in any way whatsoever. So, God raised up a people, the nation of Israel, and set them apart as His own. They were to have been His royal priesthood, a holy nation who represented Him on this earth and whose lives were intended to reveal the glory of God as they lived in submission to His will and in obedience to His law. But they failed to live up to their calling. In fact, they proved to be just as wicked, stubborn, and rebellious as the rest of the world. And in Isaiah 66:15-24, the prophet of God wraps up his book by revealing a future day when God's people finally do what they had been set apart to do: Bring Him glory. They will declare His glory, through their actions and their words. The chosen people of God will finally accomplish the will of God by declaring the glory of God with their lives. And the entire world will sit up and take notice. Psalm 19:1 says that the heavens declare the glory of God. And the day is coming when the new heavens, the new earth, and the newly restored people of God do the same thing – forever