Day 224: Isaiah 24:1-23

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This is an angry chapter.

We read about a big threat. Not a deed. But a threat.

God wants to wreak havoc upon the earth - scattering God's people.

Why? V 5.

Because God's followers have broken God's commands. They've not just offended God, but perhaps more importantly, one another. They have lied, cheated, stolen, murdered, committed adultery, you name it. And God is angry.

Thus, the prediction of a judgment. It's not here, but it's coming. For today the wicked prosper and the evil live well.

But not so forever. For one day judgment will come. It will happen. God will do it. We don't know when. But we know what makes God mad, we know we've done it, and we know there will be justice.

And while we don't know what judgement will look like (remember we are being judged by our father...) we do know what causes it - so how are we obeying, keeping, repenting, and returning?