“Nevertheless, I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish it with you, an everlasting covenant.” (v.16)
Here in chapter 16, Israel is pictured as an adulterous wife, and the Lord speaks to Isaiah the prophet saying, “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations” (v.2). But Israel ignored the prophet’s warnings and pursued promiscuity in worse and worse ways, so that even the godless were shocked by her depravity.
God had been very patient, but sin earns His wrath, and so a day of judgment was coming (vv.35-43). Despite everything, the Lord never stopped loving His people and would one day atone for their sins and restore the covenant (vv.60-63).
As Christians we too can be guilty of being the adulterous wife, by letting our personal success and the pursuit of self pleasure blind and override our commitment to God. This then becomes a recipe for disaster and leads to sin, and in some cases, severe jaw dropping sin. It pulls us away from our relationship with God, and condemns us through Satan attacks to a path of guilt, and in some cases, no return.
But, the Lord is so still faithful in His love to us. He stands on His covenant with us, rather than to our covenant with Him. He is resolved that the covenant shall not fail. God can and will restore anyone, even someone who is 100 times more wicked and sinful than the “adulterous wife.” For He has made a “new covenant” with humanity through His Son, Jesus Christ who died on the cross to cleanse us of our sins, to restore us, to give us life eternal.
Therefore, all we need to do is confess, turn from our wicked ways, and abide in Him.
The Truth: “If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin, and to cleans us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
