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The wicked rejected all of God’s grace. Moreover, they mocked those who did receive God’s grace, who put their trust in it. Isaiah calls on God to let the wicked see God’s zeal for His people, and for them to be put to shame. Worse than that, to be consumed by God’s fire reserved for His enemies, for they had become God’s enemies. We might react against such prayers as these, but we should not. If we do it is probably an indicator that we are not being persecuted by the wicked, it is also a sign that we do not appreciate the true horror of sin.
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We now turn back to praise for God. He establishes peace for us. “all that we have accomplished you have done for us”. This is a wonderful paradox. We do things, we are involved in doing stuff, and this is essential. What we do matters and makes a difference, but at the same time it is God who does things. Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain (Ps 127). Is God sovereign, do His plans always come to fruition? Yes. Does it matter what we do? Absolutely. We so often confuse predestination/sovereignty of God with fatalism.
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