I really enjoyed reading The Message translation for this one.. (always try reading different versions for the same verse.. you can get more out of it sometimes)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2065&version=MSG
There is always a remnant... the few that do remain faithful and this is God's promise to them. He will hear them even before they finish calling out to Him. There will come a day when justice will reign. Where people that are getting low wages building houses don't have to just build houses -- but they actually get to live in them. Or the farmers that farm produce they can't afford to eat themselves can finally eat what they grow..
On the flip side - verses 1-7 discuss people that do not care to look at God.. they go on having their parties, discussing their philosophies on life... believing everything and anything that is hip but ignoring God. This is exactly what is happening today... people will believe anything except God.. if you call yourself a God-believing, Resurrected Jesus-believing person then you'll be mocked. They'll call you a hater of everyone else, calling your narrow-minded... "why can't everyone go to heaven for living their lives the way the feel like?"...
Sometimes it's easier to be the people described in verses 1-7.. and most of the people around you are this way. But, will you be the few that remain devoted to God until the very end.. because in the end -- the final judgment is all that really counts.
FINAL JUDGEMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT.
ReplyDeleteit is really what counts in time.
and it is true.
there are only a few that actually remain faithful and good to god which shouldn't be happening. everyone should be faithful and good to him.