“At the same time the LORD spoke by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off your loins, and put your shoes off your feet. And so he did, walking naked and barefoot.”
Here in chapter 20 when Assyria invaded Ashdod (one of the five cities of Philistines), the LORD told Isaiah to take off his clothes and his shoes and to walk naked and barefoot as a sign to the people of Egypt and Ethiopia saying, “So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt” (v.4)
God will not call us to walk around naked, but He does call us to proclaim the “naked truth.” And yet we seem to shirk away from even that. So many are afraid to speak candidly of the gospel for fear of alienation. But the truth is, “The wages of sin is death” and “you must be born again” or you will be lost, defeated, taken captive, destroyed in hell fire. That’s the naked truth!
Jesus died naked and exposed on a Roman Cross because He cared for you and for me. He cared about us passionately bearing the sin and the shame. Is it any wonder then, no matter how embarrassing, that Isaiah would obey His command? I think not.
The Truth: “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” (John 3:36)
Here in chapter 20 when Assyria invaded Ashdod (one of the five cities of Philistines), the LORD told Isaiah to take off his clothes and his shoes and to walk naked and barefoot as a sign to the people of Egypt and Ethiopia saying, “So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt” (v.4)
God will not call us to walk around naked, but He does call us to proclaim the “naked truth.” And yet we seem to shirk away from even that. So many are afraid to speak candidly of the gospel for fear of alienation. But the truth is, “The wages of sin is death” and “you must be born again” or you will be lost, defeated, taken captive, destroyed in hell fire. That’s the naked truth!
Jesus died naked and exposed on a Roman Cross because He cared for you and for me. He cared about us passionately bearing the sin and the shame. Is it any wonder then, no matter how embarrassing, that Isaiah would obey His command? I think not.
The Truth: “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” (John 3:36)
