The Lord’s Mercy Remembered. Isaiah 63:10-19
VII. NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH, Isaiah 58-66
2. The Redeeming God, Isaiah 63-66
73. How may man obstruct the salvation God wishes to bring?
74. For what does the prophet pray? What does he urge as reasons for God’s mercy?
THE LORD’S MERCY REMEMBERED
But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He changed into their enemy, And He fought against them.
Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses [and they said], Where is He who brought our fathers up out of the [Red] Sea, with the shepherds of His flock [Moses and Aaron]? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in their midst,
Who caused His glorious arm and infinite power to go at the right hand of Moses, Dividing the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
Who led them through the depths [of the Red Sea], Like a horse in the wilderness, [so that] they did not stumble?
Like the cattle that go down into the valley [to find better pasture and rest], The Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. So You led Your people [O LORD] To make for Yourself a beautiful and glorious name [preparing the way for the acknowledgment of Your name by all nations].
PRAYER FOR MERCY
Look down from heaven and see from Your lofty dwelling place, holy and glorious. Where are Your zeal and Your mighty acts [Your miracles which you did for Your people]? The stirring of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained and withheld from me.
For [most certainly] You are our Father, even though Abraham [our ancestor] does not know us And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are [still] our Father, Our Redeemer from everlasting is Your name.
O LORD, why do You cause us to stray from Your ways And harden our heart from fearing You [with reverence and awe]? Return for Your servants’ sake, the tribes of Your heritage.
Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for [only] a little while; Our adversaries have trampled it down.
We have become like those over whom You have never ruled, Like those who were not called by Your name.
73. How may man obstruct the salvation God wishes to bring?
74. For what does the prophet pray? What does he urge as reasons for God’s mercy?
SALVATION OBSTRUCTED BY REBELLION
The exhortation of the Apostle against grieving the Holy Spirit is based on Isa_63:10. See Eph_4:30. There is no limit to the gracious work which the Holy Spirit will do in and for us, if only we will take jealous care of our behavior toward Him. Be especially heedful about thy speech! The least uncharitableness hurts Him, as frost the spring-blossoms.
But God never forgets the blessed past and labors to restore it. See what He will do! His power shall work through a human wrist, Isa_63:12. Before Him the waters part and leave a path for His chosen. All that would cause us to stumble is taken out of the way and we are led as on a level plain. As cattle descend into the hollows of the hills at noon, to escape the sultry heat, so will God’s Spirit cause us to rest. Oh, claim that these promises be realized! He is Father, Redeemer, the Eternal, the Lover of souls! Even when we believe not and have forfeited all claim on Him, He remaineth faithful and cannot deny Himself!
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