{"id":5458,"date":"2014-06-18T00:05:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T07:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=5458"},"modified":"2014-06-17T18:49:14","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T01:49:14","slug":"truth-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2014\/06\/18\/truth-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, truth is lacking;
\nAnd he who turns aside from evil makes himself a prey.
\nNow the LORD saw,
\nAnd it was displeasing in His sight that there was no justice.
\nAnd He saw that there was no man,
\nAnd was astonished that there was no one to intercede;
\nThen His own arm brought salvation to Him,
\nAnd His righteousness upheld Him.
\nHe put on righteousness like a breastplate,
\nAnd a helmet of salvation on His head;
\nAnd He put on garments of vengeance for clothing
\nAnd wrapped Himself with zeal as a mantle.
\nAccording to their deeds, so He will repay,
\nWrath to His adversaries, recompense to His enemies;
\nTo the coastlands He will make recompense.
\nSo they will fear the name of the LORD from the west
\nAnd His glory from the rising of the sun,
\nFor He will come like a rushing stream
\nWhich the wind of the LORD drives.
\n\u201cA Redeemer will come to Zion,
\nAnd to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,\u201d declares the LORD. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs for Me, this is My covenant with them,\u201d says the LORD: \u201cMy Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring\u2019s offspring,\u201d says the LORD, \u201cfrom now and forever.\u201d (Isaiah 59:15-21)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Truth and justice are not as popular as some slogans might make us think. Instead, people would rather know what they\u2019ve always known and what they\u2019re comfortable with. And too often, good guys do finish last. Or worse, get eaten alive. <\/p>\n

God understands that the world of human relationships and activities too often fails to work the way he\u2019d like. It has always been thus. In the time of Isaiah, his government wasn\u2019t overjoyed by his message; many of the people in the land were not particularly happy to hear what he had to say, either. The truth is sometimes very painful, very unpopular, and does not make anyone feel good. He predicted the destruction of his nation by the invasion of powerful neighbors. People were suffering, which is why God was bringing his judgment. Those who heard God\u2019s message accused Isaiah of being a traitor and of hating his own countrymen.<\/p>\n

God understood that no one would take care of rescuing his people. And none of them could save themselves. Therefore, God took the task upon himself. He recognized that salvation was dependent upon him, and him alone. He would see to it that his people came back from captivity in Babylon. Likewise, he would ultimately see to it that his people came back from their bondage to sin when he sacrificed himself on the cross.<\/p>\n

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