And it shall be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people’s way.” For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made. Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, I struck him; I hid my face and was angry, but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart. I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to the far and to the near,” says the Lord, “and I will heal him. But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot be quiet, and its waters toss up mire and dirt. There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” (Isaiah 57:14-21 ESV)
Where is God? Where does He dwell?
According to the author of third Isaiah, He dwells in the high and holy place, and also with him who is contrite and lowly spirit. God is in the holy place but also with anyone who is contrite or lowly spirit.
Contrite… What does that mean? I had an idea, but to be honest since it is not a word I use every day, I looked it up. According to Merriam-Webster online (m-w.com) contrite means “feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming”. It is a word that goes with lowly spirit, to mean humble.
You see God does not like unjust gain and is unhappy when people use the gifts they have been given to make gains that they shouldn’t. When His people are mistreated and used for the ill gotten gains of others He is not happy. But If we are contrite or lowly in spirit and humble before the Lord He will love us and comfort us. So be humble and treat others better than they deserve because that is what God did for you. And invite those who can not repay you so to show the love that God first gave to you.
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