His Hand Is Stretched Out Still (Isaiah 5:25)

The book of Isaiah contains writings of the prophet's messages to the people of Israel.  They drifted away from God and had become idolatrous.  Their idolatry caused God to become angry and to smite them because of it.  The scriptures are clear that he was angry.  However, we must ask ourselves, "Was that the only emotion that he felt towards Israel?"  Could God feel another emotion or even one contrary to anger?  Thankfully we can see from the scriptures that God with love was still reaching out in mercy.  This may be confusing to some people.  They may question, how can God be angry and love at the same time?  How can he smite his people and still love them?

I John 4:8 tells us that God is love.  It does not say that he has love, but that he is love.  Because he is the Self Existing One, then he exists to love.  Because he exists to love, he must love.  Isaiah 5:25 shows us that even though God was angry with Isaral, he still wanted them to come to him and his hand was still stretched out to them.

Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.  (Isaiah 5:25)

This principle applies to us today.  What we must recognize is that regardless of what sin we may have done and how angry the sin makes God to become, he still wants us.  He will always be reaching out in love, because God is love.  Over the years, I have heard people say that there is a line to be crossed and if you do, you have gone too far and God will not reach out to you.  We must shun such thoughts because they are unscriptural.  For salvation, it is only death that stops God's calling work.  For the saved who have wandered away from God and chose the world, God will continue to work at bringing them back to himself.  Remember, the works and callings of God are without repentance and he will continue to perform them until the day of The Lord Jesus (Romans 11:29; Philippians 1:6).

If you are away from God, he wants you back.  There is no sin that you could commit that would be able to turn his love away from you.  When he found you at salvation, you were worse off than you could ever be after salvation.  He wanted you then and he wants you now.  Your loving father's hand is stretched out still: waiting for you to respond.  The question is, will you respond.

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