Today: [Isaiah 12] Excused from the Law, Licensed to Sin? In Isaiah 12 we find the anger of God extinguished and the clemency of heaven extended to a disobedient people. Chapter 12 of Isaiah is very brief yet many songs and hymns of grace have sprung from its few verses. Even though the southern kingdom has turned away from God we find the comfort of God and the grace of God emphasized and offered even though the people are not looking to God as their salvation. Many times we read the Old Testament and even portions of the New Testament and tacitly exempt ourselves from the character of the claims of the law. It is important for us to remember that the purpose of the law is not to establish an excuse by which we may choose any alternative lifestyle. The purpose of the law is to bring us to Christ, not just once but daily as a walk of discipleship before the Father.
