Isaiah 56

As we begin this chapter, we see that the grace of God has no limitations. Salvation is available to all. The foreigner and outcast are more than welcome. The abundant life in Christ is available to all who come to Jesus in saving faith.As we get to the last half of the chapter, we are introduced to a scathing indictment of the leadership in Israel. The standards applied then, apply today as well. Those called to leadership in the body of Christ would do well to pay heed. People get the leaders they deserve, yet the responsibility for a leader to provide godly, biblical leadership does not diminish. Leaders raised up by God are to lead God's church God's way. Their instructions are found in God's word and the example is Jesus.God's judgment will come because of leaderships blindness, ignorance, laziness, greed and indifference. The Bible tells us that judgement begins in the house of God. Jesus is coming soon and His kingdom will be glorious beyond description. But before He does return in glory there must first be cleansing judgment.For the remnant, stay true to Jesus and His word. Listen to all that Jesus says and obey all that Jesus says. Keep your hand to the plough and don't look back. The return of Christ is at hand. Maranatha

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1 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.

4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;

5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

8 The Lord GOD, which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.

9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.

10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.