Ruled by his Glory - Isaiah 10:1 - 4
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Introduction:
Introduction:
Quote:
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Notice the rhetorical question that the LORD asks in verse 3, “And where will ye leave your glory?” The word glory means: a great physical weight or quantity of a thing, wealth, and significant and positive reputation.
The point is that the actions of these people were for their own increase, and now the Lord is going to bring judgment upon them and show how futile it is to have this “glory”.
uses the same word to identify the weight of the King of Assyria as he comes to destroy Israel.
uses this word with regards to the true LORD:
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: The whole earth is full of his glory.
The truth is that this is the real battle. Either we will be people who are dedicated and committed to our increase and our glory, or we will be people are recognize and are committed to the weight and majesty and glory of the LORD.
Proposition:
Proposition:
The people of the Lord should be ruled/motivated towards just/righteous treatment of one another (really at the base of this is a lack of trust in the Lord).
Two Revelations about People who are ruled by their own glory:
Two Revelations about People who are ruled by their own glory:
People who are deeply ruled by the their own glory (v. 1 - 2)
People who are deeply ruled by the their own glory (v. 1 - 2)
(1) The point highlights unjust, sinful actions (v. 1)
(1) The point highlights unjust, sinful actions (v. 1)
(a) that decree [cut, decree, inscribe]
(b) that write [grievousness - trouble, harm]
(2) The point highlights the motive for these unjust, sinful activities (v. 2a)
(2) The point highlights the motive for these unjust, sinful activities (v. 2a)
(a) to turn aside the needy [judgment - legal claim]
(b) to take away the right from the poor
Illustration:
The first time I was able to use the magnifying lens of a jeweler, I was able to see small dark spots on the diamonds that were not very pure. To the human eye, they were invisible; but not under this scope.
Similarly, the Lord allows us, through his word, to look more deeply at the motives of these individuals.
(3) The point highlights a deeper motive for these unjust, sinful activities (2b)
(3) The point highlights a deeper motive for these unjust, sinful activities (2b)
(a) Prey on the widows
(b) Rob the fatherless - See
Point: The deeper motive implied in this passage is that of greed or covetousness. It is so consuming that it knows no boundaries.
Illustration:
There are various kinds of snakes, and not too long ago a Rattler was found swimming in ocean water to a beach. This is unusual. Growing up in the south, we had water moccasins.
Much like the variety of poisonous snakes, greed can manifest itself is a variety of ways. Sometimes the greed is for position: See
If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
Many times greed is identified as the desire to have more. This sin is often called covetousness. See
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
Whatever the case may be, it is lust that consumes and controls the one in whom it resides. The sin of greed consumes and controls us. This consuming desire guides our actions, and reveals - we are pursuing our own glory rather than the glory of the LORD.
People who are destroyed because they are ruled by their own glory (v. 3 - 4)
People who are destroyed because they are ruled by their own glory (v. 3 - 4)
(1) It's a desolation that will reveal their own helplessness (v. 3 - 4a)
(1) It's a desolation that will reveal their own helplessness (v. 3 - 4a)
(a) Day of vengeance [visitation] is coming
(b) Spoils received unjustly will be useless to you
Illustration:
There was a video of robbers who came into a bank, held up the bank. One of the robbers is caught on a video camera as he exits the bank. A few short minutes later, he is seen in a dust cloud as a planted dye pack explodes in the bag of money - rendering the money useless.
In like fashion, their spoils are useless.
(2) It's a desolation that will not satisfy the Lord (v. 4b)
(2) It's a desolation that will not satisfy the Lord (v. 4b)
(a) The LORD'S anger still exists
(b) The LORD is ready to strike again
It is the day of vengeance that the LORD brings to make this right.
When we think of the destruction of greed today, we need to see it in two particular ways:
(a) First, there is the eternal desolation. Consider the rich, young ruler here.
(a) First, there is the eternal desolation. Consider the rich, young ruler here.
(b) Second, there is the hurtful and foolish lusts to those who are children of God.
(b) Second, there is the hurtful and foolish lusts to those who are children of God.
Point: People who are ruled by their own glory, reap the results of this pursuit.
Punishment that results in a passion for the Lord’s glory
Punishment that results in a passion for the Lord’s glory
Consider what happened historically after this and where this led to...
Post judgment, there was a return to the land, a rebuilding of the temple…etc
This too did not last long, as the people tended back towards a passion for their own glory.
Even the remnant became lax and God raised up Haggai and Zechariah to preach to get them back on track.
Each time God’s people lapsed back into this pursuit of their own glory, and each time the LORD’S vengeance would come.
This is really the plight of all mankind. We are glory thieves at heart. We need someone to come into our world, crush sin, and give us a hope for overcoming this sin.
Illustration:
Whitney Austin was on her phone, listening to a conference call, when the first bullet hit her.
Austin, a vice president with Fifth Third Bank, was in Cincinnati for the day and was walking through a turnstile when a gunman opened fire at the financial institution's headquarters.
Illustration:
She was hit 12 times, her family said. Police said the gunman, using a 9mm pistol, fired 35 shots.
Two police officers rushed to help Austin, 37, and carried her to safety Thursday.
"I'm so thankful to the paramedics and first responders and the doctors, nurses and staff at (University of Cincinnati) Medical," Austin said in a statement released through her family.
This is what we need. We need someone to come and rescue us from something even more deep and more sinister. We need someone to save us from ourselves, to save us from our sin.
It is this matter of the Lord’s vengeance that leads us to the LORD’S ultimate act of vengeance for those who are ruled by their own glory.
(1) Jesus Christ lived with a passion for God’s glory - ,
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
(2) Jesus Christ passionately spoke against the corruption of the religious leaders - ,
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
(2) Jesus Christ passionately spoke against the corruption of the religious leaders
(3) Jesus Christ gave examples of kingdom giving - the widow and her two mites -
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
(4) Jesus Christ suffered the vengeance of God for our corruption - Thereby, he dealt a death blow to the power of covetousness. -
And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
(5) Jesus Christ gives to us the privilege and power to become poor for the sake of others. -
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
It is the punishment of Christ that results in the glory of God. It is through the vengeance exacted on him that a sweet smelling savour is brought forth to God. ,
It is the punishment of Christ that results in the glory of God. It is through the vengeance exacted on him that a sweet smelling savour is brought forth to God. ,
But he was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: The chastisement of our peace was upon him; And with his stripes we are healed.
Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, He shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
Later, it was through the crushing of Paul that God brought forth life in the lives of the Corinthians.
So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
So it is with those who are ruled by the glory of God - they bear in the bodies the marks of the Savior they follow - for the sake of others.
People who are ruled by the glory of the LORD
People who are ruled by the glory of the LORD
By Christ we become and are able to live with a passion for His glory.
By Christ we can set aside a passion for our own riches and live with a desire for His advancement.
By Christ we live out this passion for His glory as we become poor for the advancement of the brethren.
Invitation Questions:
Invitation Questions:
Are you committed to the glory of God or are you dedicated to your own glory?
Do you choices this holiday season show that you are committed to God’s glory?
Question: Who have you become poor for - in the body of Christ?