Write This Down

Read Isaiah 18, 19, 30
 
Isaiah 30:8-9 Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness 9 that these people are stubborn rebels who refuse to pay attention to the Lord’s instructions.
 
IF you give a helper urgent instructions to do some very specific task, you will likely tell them, “Write this down, so you remember what I said.” Or you may give them written instructions. If they make a mistake, then you can point to your instructions. The person would have no reason to do a wrong thing other than his own negligence.
   The LORD is the Director. Beginning with Moses on Mt. Sinai, God wrote his commands. Exodus 34:27 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel.” The covenant commands were in the Ark of the Covenant, so Israel had a written record of the Ten Commandments. Moses also wrote of the miracles and judgments, promises and provision. Through the scribes and the prophets, God told and wrote to Israel, so future generations would know right from wrong. But we know generations passed without anyone reading God’s law.  
   Once more as Judah continued to reject the prophets’ words and the law’s commands, the LORD said, “Now go and write down these words.”  He is holding them accountable for their deliberate ignorance of his Word.
   The Holy Spirit continues to speak this to us. This is God’s accountability call to each person to read his Word. He has written all we need to know. Now we are to read it and write down the points that are helpful to us. The Bible gives us specific directions. When we read and understand, right and wrong become clear. Salvation and condemnation are plainly revealed. We are accountable for our ignorance.
   On the Day of the LORD there will be no excuse. Listen to God’s Word holding us accountable to his truth:

1. John 15:22 “They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.”
2. Romans 1:20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
3. Revelation 21:5 And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”

   El Shaddai’s testimony to save us unto himself is the Bible. This is God’s revelation written down to open our souls to salvation.