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Discipleship Focus: Character
- Father: This is the pinnacle of the Covenant Triangle. God is the Father. He is the creator. He is love. Our relationship with the Father is rooted in His love for us. We get our identity through Him. When the Father is in our life, obedience becomes clear.
- King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle. When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is an omnipotent king. Authority comes from Him. Power comes through His authority. He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.
The
middle verses of this chapter, Isaiah 64:6-8, are an incredibly powerful
witness to the state of human existence.
We are unclean, wrapped in our sinfulness as we wrap ourselves in
clothing. We are temporary, living a
full and vibrantly life but then dying and passing away much like a leaf fades
on a tree. We think ourselves to be
strong, but we find that like iron we are susceptible to melting under heat and
pressure. We think ourselves to be
sturdy until we realize that we are more like clay that is malleable until
shaped and dried. We think we are so
much, but without God we are nothing.
That’s
really the point of this chapter. As we
draw an end to the book of Isaiah, we can step back and truly gain perspective.
The Hebrew people underwent trial and
tribulation. They were made captive and
they were brought through it. God
promised redemption and He delivered. It
is we who walk away from God; it is God who brings us back to Him.
He is the
Father who cares for our well-being. He
is the King that is empowered to shape our lives. He is the one that can take our temporary
lives of selfishness and turn them into an everlasting witness to His
greatness. He is the one who deserves
the power, honor, and glory.
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