Divine Invitation to a Spiritual Conference

Foundational scripture: Isaiah 1:18

Introduction

The Invited verse16-17

The Invitation verse18a

The Promise: Divine Restoration verse18b

Reflection

Discipleship/prayer

References:

Matthew Henry Commentary; Pulpit Commentary pg18; Handful of Purpose; Woman's Study Bible.

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to Breakfast with Yahshua, episode number 18, Divine Inspiration to a Spiritual Conference. The foundational scripture is coming from Isaiah chapter 1, verses 18. Come now, let us reason together. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall become as wood. O Heavenly Father, let your word come to me and through me to your children. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. The prophetic book of Isaiah, authorized by the prophet Isaiah, was addressed to the southern kingdom of Judah and to all the children of God. Its primary purpose was to warn the people of Judah about their rebellion against Yahweh, their sovereign and holy God. Isaiah's message emphasized that persistent defiance will not be tolerated and will inevitably lead to a severe consequence. Isaiah specifically cautioned that hypocritical worship, you know, worship without any meaning, without sincerity, and unchanging heart and lifestyle were unacceptable to Yahweh. God did not desire ritual practices without true transformation, without true change in heart and renewal of mind. Instead, he called for genuine repentance which will cleanse both social injustice and spiritual sickness. Without this sincere change, Isaiah warned destruction will be unavoidable. Beside this warning, Isaiah revealed that Yahweh, in his grace, chose to reason with his people. God extended a divine invitation, calling them to attend his spiritual conference. He declared, Come now and let us reason together. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are like crimson, they shall be as wool. This powerful invitation underscores both God's willingness to forgive and his desire for genuine change among his people. From this passage, three important aspects emerges. The invited, the invitation, and the promised. The invited is seen in Isaiah chapter 1, verses 16 through 17 that says, Wash yourself, make yourself clean, put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes, cease to do evil, learn to do good, seek justice, rebuke the oppressed, and defend the fatherless. Thus the individuals whom the Lord invited were those in rebellion against him. Those are the invited: the corrupted, the perverted, the wounded, and the spiritual sick. These included the thoughtless, the diseased, the oppressors, the lawless, and the degrees. As a holy God, Yahweh abhorred such action. But he loved the sinner, he do not love the sin. Yet he remains a God of love and everlasting mercy, willing to accept any repentant sinner who choose to obey him, cleanse themselves from rejecting the Messiah, and turn away from unjust behavior and evil deeds. The prophet Jeremiah reinforces this need for internal cleansing, writing, Wash your heart from wickedness that put you that you may be saved. Wash your heart from wickedness that you may be saved. Jeremiah chapter 4 verses 14. The apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians chapter 6 verses 11 reminds believer that they are washed, sanctified, and justified in Jesus' name and by the Holy Spirit, equipping them to obey Yahweh. Revelation chapter 7, 14 further illustrates that our robes are washed in the blood of the Lamb, all because of a merciful God who called us to come before Him, the righteous judge at his spiritual conference. We are invited to a spiritual conference. The invitation comes from Isaiah chapter 1, verses 18a. This specific invitation is found in verse 18a. It says states, Come now and let us reason together. Come. This call extends to all who are invited to Yahweh's conference, which includes everyone, both you and me. God urges us, He urges us to take a leap of faith and come to the conference, bringing with us our emptiness, our tumor, our unbelief, our scarlet sin, our crimson heart, and corrupted mind. He invites us to come to the masterputta. He's the masterputter, the cleansing fountain, which is the source of our remedy. God's invitation is not limited to the spiritual poor or the morally and ethically impure in Judah, but extends to the whole world, to you and I. The critical questions remain: have you accepted this invitation to come? Have you accepted it? Jesus said, Come, drink of me. Come. God is saying, Come, come and reason with me. Psalm 55, verses 1 encourage us to ask our Heavenly Father, the God of loving kindness and tender mercy, to brought out our transgression. Come, so your transgression will be brought out. Matthew chapter 1, verse 28 reminds us that Jesus also invited you to come to him for rest. When we are overwhelmed, overburdened, and overloaded, he encourages us to come, take his yoke upon our take off his yoke upon us. And he promised to lighten our load. When we take exchange our burden for his yoke, we are harnessed to God, we are harnessed to Jesus, and he helps us carry that load. Sometimes he takes the load all by himself and brings a solution for us. Here, Yahweh, the righteous judge, full of loving kindness, invites us all to his spiritual conference, designed to reason with us above our spirit, about our spiritual sickness, because he do not desire the death of the sinner man. He loved the sinner man, but he do not love the sin. Yahweh humbly himself to reason with us, even though our ways and thoughts are not like his. Help us to be obedient to you. Grant us the grace to love you wholeheartedly and to follow your command faithfully now and forever. And may the grace of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit rest and abide with us now and forevermore. Amen, amen, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. Follow me in butts. In Jesus' name. See you next week. Amen.