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Isaiah’s Message: “Behold Your God!”
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to Me; for I have redeemed you.” “Come to Me. Hear, and your soul
shall live.”
Isaiah 44:22
;
55:3
.
Do not listen to the enemy’s suggestion to stay away from Christ
until you have made yourself better, until you are good enough to
come. Repeat the promise of the Savior, “The one who comes to
Me I will by no means cast out.”
John 6:37
. Tell the enemy that
the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses from all sin. Make the prayer of
David your own: “Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”
Psalm
51:7
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The prophet’s appeals to Judah were not in vain. Some turned
from their idols. They learned to see love, mercy, and tender com-
passion in their Maker. And in the dark days that were coming, the
prophet’s words were to continue bearing fruit in decided reforma-
tion. Many would behold the One altogether lovely. God would
forgive their sins, and they would boast in Him alone. They would
exclaim, “The Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord
is our King; He will save us.”
Isaiah 33:22
.
The messages Isaiah bore to those who chose to turn from their
evil ways were full of comfort and encouragement:
“O Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me!
I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions,
And like a cloud, your sins.
Return to Me; for I have redeemed you.”
Isaiah 44:21, 22
“In that day you will say:
‘O Lord, I will praise You;
Though You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me. ...’
Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion,
For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst.”
Isaiah 12:1-6
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