Category: Devotionals

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Isaiah 3-4: Burning Instead of Beauty

Hell is the inversion of proper order.

Isaiah 3:24 KJV — And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

Out of the chaos of disobedience, the Lord brings forth order and peace.

Isaiah 4:2 KJV — In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

Isaiah 4:6 KJV — And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

I accept Jesus Christ as my tabernacle and refuge. Wrapping around the madness of the material world, He is order and beauty.

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Isaiah 1

Chapter 1 focuses on the spiritual death and dryness of Judah and Jerusalem.

God declares that this “dross” must be burned away and that the people will be returned to faithfulness.

To renew, we must clear completely the habits that separate us from God. This is a difficult process that demands the sacrifice of our worldly attachments.