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Isaiah 54 is
a great word from the Lord. In fact, it
speaks to the subsiding anger of the Lord.
The Lord was angry, but He is getting over it. The Lord executed judgment, but He is getting
past it. It sounds rather like God’s
judgment of the flood and Noah, doesn’t it?
In fact, God thinks so, too. In
fact, He makes the comparison Himself in this passage.
This goes to
two great points. First, it reminds us
that the Lord is consistent. We can be
sure that He moves past His anger. We
can be sure that He does forgive and continue to seek relationship once He
moves past His anger. He got past His
anger with Noah. He got past His anger in
the Exodus. He now gets past His anger
here. The anger of the Lord is fleeting
compared to His search for love and grace.
That is consistent throughout the ages.
The second
great truth is that God is truly a God of love.
Some people accuse God of being vindictive and judgmental. If that were the case, He would not continue
to seek love and put aside His anger.
Instead, God demonstrates that He is love. It is love that stays consistent with
God. It is love to which God returns when
His anger subsides. His nature is love.
In the end,
God wants the best for us. He wants to
claim us for Himself. He wants to make
sure that our choices lead to His ways and what is best for us. He does not leave us in our despair or to
wallow in our sins. He calls us in
love. He restores us. He redeems.
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