THE DAY OF HUMBLING

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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

He humbles those who dwell on high, He lays the lofty city low; He levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust. Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.

Isaiah 26:5-6

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

So far in the 26th chapter of Isaiah, we have learned this about the day that Jesus will return:

1. Heaven and earth as we know it will be destroyed.

2. There will be a new heaven and earth with a holy city called New Jerusalem.

3. The righteous, those who placed their faith in Jesus as Savior, will inhabit that new city.

4. The righteous will live in perfect peace in New Jerusalem because they maintained their trust in Jesus who was their Rock eternal.

In sum, the day that Jesus returns will be the best day ever for those who believed Jesus is the Savior of the world, those referred to as the righteous in the Bible. Conversely, it will be the worse day ever for those who chose to not believe in Him, the people called wicked in the scriptures, the people who chose sin over salvation. Those people are destined for devastation along with the world they decided to place their trust in, cast into a lake of fire along with Satan. It will be a day of humbling, where those who displayed a prideful stubbornness in their reluctance to receive Christ will meet their end.

It is these people that our two verses speak of today as we continue our look at Isaiah 26:

He humbles those who dwell on high, He lays the lofty city low; He levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust. Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.  vv. 5-6

Those who established themselves as high and mighty by the world’s standards but failed to place Christ first will be brought low by the Lord Most High, the King of kings and Lord of lords. Their lofty cities will be laid low and leveled to the ground, cast into the dust.

How low would the cities be laid?

Low enough that all those who positioned themselves as high and mighty over the poor and oppressed will now find themselves trampled by the feet of those they mistreated. In other words, the very words of Jesus Himself will come to life:

“Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Matthew 23:12

As we look at our world today, ask yourselves these questions:

How many nations are openly proclaiming their belief and trust in Jesus as Lord and Savior? Is your nation?

How many cities or towns or counties or boroughs or communities openly proclaim Jesus as Lord and Savior? Is yours?

If we answer these questions honestly, it doesn’t paint a very encouraging picture, does it? There will be a lot of places and people laid low on the day Jesus returns, on that day of humbling.

Let us all pray that change happens before that day, that the collective hearts of people and their leaders turn to Jesus as their sole source of hope in life now and forever before it’s too late.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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