A Short Study of Isaiah 40:6-7

“The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: the grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.” 
(Isaiah 40:6-7)


Unless the LORD is pleased to teach us and reveal to us what we are by nature (Ephesians 2:1-3), we will never see our need for Christ and the gospel of His free grace (Romans 3:24). We will never understand our need of Jesus Christ and His great salvation, unless the Holy Spirit is pleased to move upon our heart (John 6:44-45). Only when He reveals unto us our sinful condition, will we seek His salvation in Christ Jesus the Lord (1st Timothy 1:12). Only when He speaks to us about our righteousness as being filthy rags, will we seek His righteousness that is performed and provided freely by His grace (1st Corinthians 1:30). Only when God reveals to us our total ruin, will we seek redemption through the spotless blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:7). Only when God is pleased to show us how unworthy we are, will we seek Him who is Worthy (Revelation 5:12). LORD, make us to know and see what our need is, so by thy Spirit and grace we can seek thy mercy where it can be found (Philippians 3:9; Philippians 4:19).


T. Harding

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