Isaiah
30:15
15 For thus saith ['amar] the Lord ['Adonay] GOD [Y@hovih], the Holy One [qadowsh] of
Israel [Yisra'el]; In returning [shuwbah] and rest [Nachath] shall ye
be saved [yasha`]; in quietness [shaqat] and in confidence [bitchah]
shall be your strength [g@buwrah]: and ye would
['abah] not.
KJV-Interlinear
15 For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One
of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust
shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling, ESV
God always gives
you the opportunity to change your ways from bad ways, back to His ways, in
order to avoid trouble that is coming. But you have to repent, which means
change your mind or change your ways.
And the ways that
you are pursuing, which are not God’s ways, need to be changed by you.
Gods ways are very
simple to understand and follow.
Gods ways only
apply to believers in Christ. With respect to unbelievers, the beginning of God’s
ways, starts with faith in Christ for salvation.
With respect to
believers, who are called Christians, God’s ways include confession which
places the believer in fellowship, a daily Bible study wherein the believer
learns Gods ways in more detail, application of learned doctrine to ones daily
life, and the repetition of that process every day throughout ones life in
order to grow up to spiritual maturity.
Learning Bible
doctrine and advancing to spiritual maturity, is referred to as, returning and
rest, within this verse. Gods rest results from the maximum doctrine taken into
ones soul, namely achieving spiritual maturity.
Quietness and
trust, are terms that indicate spiritual growth and the relaxed mental attitude
resulting from the growth, and the development of faith which results in one’s
confidence and trust in God.
The phrase, shall
be saved, is not referring to salvation because this verse is directed to believers
who are already saved. This reference is for the avoidance of certain
disciplinary or judgment action taken by God against the disobedient believers.
And you would not,
refers to the refusal of those being addressed by this verse, to change their
ways.
All too often,
Christians get distracted with wrong ideas. And with that distraction they veer
off into patterns of life that are not Gods will. And when that happens,
trouble is just around the corner.
Before trouble
comes, every person heading down the wrong path, has the opportunity to change
their way, and to get back on track.
But, and more
often than not, believers dig in their heels with regard to their wrong
attitude or their own beliefs, and refuse to change their ways or even consider
the possibility that their ways are wrong.
When you are
headed down the wrong path, and refuse to change, then trouble is certain.
When you are
headed down the wrong path, and decide to change, then trouble insofar as
punishment or discipline or judgment against you, can be avoided.
This does not mean
that you can avoid all trouble in the world simply by getting right with God.
This is the Devils world, and trouble is a part of the world because of that.
But what this does
mean is that any punishment or discipline against you for your wrongdoing can
be mitigated or reduced or avoided entirely, if you get back on track.
Other troubles
from the world will come and go, and they will all serve to build your
character and advance you in your spiritual life.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal
eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
