No peace promised to the wicked! (9/6/2023)
Isaiah 57:20-21 "But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” - NIV
God was condemning Israel for their idolatry and wickedness. They insisted on their evil ways despite the correction God gave them. But God still offered them peace if they abandoned their wickedness. Just as the waves of the sea never stop day and night, so are the wicked who have chosen to live in evil, ignoring God’s ways. They never rest.
It is God’s will to give peaceful rest to His people. But many choose to be wicked, planning and executing evil against God and other people. They are idolators, serving other gods. God says such people will never be at peace. God is the source of all peace there is in this world. When men reject the Prince of peace and His ways, they cannot expect to get it anywhere else.
The devil may promise peace to those he deceives. But that’s a hoax. The reality is that you can never have peace by following the devil’s ways and doing evil. To the wicked, God’s call comes to return to Him, abandon their evil ways and do good through Jesus Christ. He promises forgiveness, healing and restoration. Then they can find peace and rest for their souls.
Isaiah 55:6-7 "Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon."
Shalom children of God