What many people do not what to hear is that mankind globally have rebelled against God and therefore, are being punished by God. Presently, many nations have abandoned both the spiritual and natural laws our great grandparents obediently followed which made lives maximally comfortable and secured then. Whatever is the view of anyone, truth remains that evil and wickedness have overwhelmed the globe. God is definitely involved. We all know that the world all over is in trouble, and the leaders seem practically incapacitated in tackling the problems. *The Bible tells us in Deut. 29: 18, 20 – 25* what will happen to people who break the Lord’s law and covenant and gone their own ways. They will be destroyed as punishment. If God should do such to such people then, He will do so to our present nations. The punishments are what we are witnessing now.
Today’s devotional introduces how God in His kindness, invites all humans and the nations globally for a conference table to reason together as *read in Isaiah 1: 18 – 19).* God’s intention here is to forgive the world, cleans the world of her sins and the stains of all iniquities to make the world stand holy before Him. The Christians and leaders of other religions must take this information serious. It is the most relevant message for the world today. Sin is what debase nation and righteousness is the only thing that exalt a nation *(Prov. 14: 34).* The world cannot continue with what we are witnessing and expects anything good. Through Prophet Isaiah, God has extended His hands of fellowship to not only the Israelites but to all mankind, telling everyone to come to Him for reasoning together.
Similar invitation for people of God who have rebelled against God by going their own ways, turning their worship from God to idols as well as committing heinous sins is found in Jeremiah 3: 12 -13. There, the Bible says *“Return, faithless people, declares the Lord, I will frown on you no longer, for I am merciful, declares the Lord, I will not be angry forever. Only acknowledge your guilt – you have rebelled against the Lord your God, you have rebelled against the Lord…” (NIV).*
We cannot have clearer invitations from God more than this, asking human beings to meet Him to talk over why they must continue in rebelliousness against Him. He has called out for a meeting to reason together. Leaders of the world must respond to this invitation if they must have peace. The sure solution to the present global problem is repentance. There is no deception in God’s mind. Our positive response will result to our freedom from all that is bedeviling the world. This is the message all of us must pass on to the world now.
*PRAYERS:*
1. O God, show your mercy to the leaders of the world and forgive them their sins in the name of Jesus.
2. O Lord God, remove spirit of reprobate minds from our leaders as well as people of this world, so that we all will come to repentance in the name of Jesus Christ.
STATEMENT OF CONFESSION:
I see God’s lovely heart changing the world again.
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