Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Scripture

“Thus says the Lord: Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed.” Isaiah 56:1

Reflections

Isaiah wrote during a very discouraging chapter in the life of God’s people.  The temple in Jerusalem had been destroyed.  Their land was ravaged and destroyed.  People were deported far away.  They were immersed in a foreign land with their foreign ways.  No longer were they surrounded with others who shared their faith.  They were the minority.

It's harder to live the faith when you are the minority.  For years, many people within the U.S. were actively practicing the Christian faith.  Those numbers have now gone down.  A majority of the population is not found worshiping God on a Sunday morning.  Many claim to be a Christian but are unschooled in the ways of our Lord God.  They have very little to do with God’s people when they gather.  They live with the illusion they’re raising their children to live as a part of a Christian majority.  At the same time, they have no idea what it means to live differently than others, as a Christian minority.  They claim to be followers of Jesus but in reality, they’re just followers of the crowd.

As tempting as it may be to give up on doing what is right, we are called to follow the Lord God and his ways.  We are called to be an example to those who do not know the Lord God, for He desires for his ways to be made known to all.

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for making yourself and your ways known to me.  Help me to live according to your ways, whether I’m a part of the majority or the minority.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Full Reading: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8