Your Will Be Done

Read Isaiah 64
 
Isaiah 64:1 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! … 5 You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved?
 
ISAIAH prays for the LORD God to come in power to make his name, presence and justice known on the earth. Jesus taught us to pray for the same thing: Matthew 6:10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
   Have you ever considered what would happen if God’s will is done on earth? One thing Isaiah tells us is that the mountains will tremble. We may think this is an illustration of God’s power; yet this truly happened. Mt. Sinai shook and rumbled with great thunder when the LORD came in his will to deliver the Law. The same mountain trembled in the wind when Elijah (1 Kings 19) sought refuge in the LORD’s will for his life and ministry. Earthquakes and floods, drought and good harvests have come through the generations at the will of God in Israel’s history. Do you believe such events come in God’s will today? Psalms 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Yes, God’s majesty is revealed in many forms. Are we seeing?
   Verse 5 then tells us some aspects of God’s will. First, we read it is God’s will to bless: You come to the help of those who gladly do right. The writer of Hebrews says it this way: 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. The prophet and the epistle writer know we can approach God in prayer, service and worship because it is God’s will to receive and bless those who are faithful to him. Yes, it’s true. Believing in God’s gracious care does not guarantee all will always be well for us physically in this world. Still we know all will be well in God’s will to bless those who love and obey him.
   Then comes that big three-letter word, “but” as verse 5 shifts to a second form of God’s will. This is his will to judge and condemn: But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved? Our understanding of God’s love is challenged when we know God’s will is to judge and destroy the sinner. No one wants to hear or believe his sins are so bad the holy God will condemn him to eternal hell. This is God’s will of judgment to condemn the wicked as surely as it is God’s will to bless the righteous. In order to fully receive God’s blessing, we must know unrepentant sin brings God’s curse upon us.
   Know the Lord’s power. Know his will to bless and to judge. Mourn your sins and rejoice in God’s forgiveness. Be prepared for the LORD’s power to be fully displayed on earth and in your life.
   The Bible’s last verses assures us God’s will is to be done on earth: Revelation 22:20  He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.
  
 
Rejoice and be Glad: The LORD God has taught us the right way.