He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him.
Isaiah 59:16 (NIV)
Humans are amazing! We celebrate ourselves, and our achievements. We look at little children and wonder which one of them will take us to new heights in medicine and science. To our children, we are fond of saying that there is no limit to what you can do, except the limit you place on yourself.
Really, who would have thought 50 years ago, the amazing developments in every area of human endeavour! YET we still cannot accomplish righteousness and justice! Even in our modern society where “fairness” and “equality” are held high, and tremendous amounts of energy and resources are poured into their pursuit, justice and righteousness are far from us. You don’t have to be a philosopher to recognize these things, just listen to the people around you when they say: “That’s not right.” What they are saying is that righteousness and justice are far from us.
The Bible is quite clear about the underlying issue; the issue is the human heart. Not just other people’s hearts, but our hearts also. The LORD looked and looked and looked, across the world, and across time and could find NO ONE who could bring justice and righteousness to us. So He did it Himself. The power of the most High God formed Jesus in the womb of Mary, and from this lady came the only Person who could save us from ourselves.
Oh friend, don’t trust yourself today. Don’t trust your own heart.
Trust Jesus, live your life through faith in Him and see justice and righteousness flood into your life.
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