The Book of Isaiah
A STORY OF WAYWARD PEOPLE AND AN UNWAVERINGLY FAITHFUL SAVIOR
In the days of Isaiah, Judah was a nation on the brink of collapse. We might feel the same way about the state of our culture today. In their day, the prophet speaks to them and says, “The reason for the collapse OUT THERE is because of the compromise IN HERE.” Hypocrisy. Decadence. Empty worship. Misplaced trust in things that were not God to help them get through those troubled times. In our day, what God wants us to hear is: “The best way to respond to the collapse out there, is to address compromise wherever it might be found in here.” The book of Isaiah comes to us here and now, in the challenging world in which we live, to grab us by the shoulders and say, “The way to live faithfully in a collapsing culture is to be an uncompromising church.”