[:en]SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 59
“Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear” (Isaiah 59:1-2)
“For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities: rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, fomenting oppression and revolt, uttering lies our hearts have conceived” (Isaiah 59:12-13)
“He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due” (Isaiah 59:17-18)
“As for me, this is my covenant with them” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever,” says the Lord” (Isaiah 59:21)
SINS COMMITTED (vs. 2-13)
- Bloodshed and violence from hands
- Guilt from fingers
- Lies from lips
- Wicked words from tongue
- Crooked ways from feet
- Evil thoughts from mind
- Injustice from heart
- Rebellions and treachery against the Lord
- Turning our backs on God
- Fomenting oppression and revolt
God is going to judge according to what a person does. But if one confesses his sins and repents, the Lord is going to redeem him. He will put His words in his mouth and to the mouths of his children and descendants from this time on and forever.
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