ISA 22:12 Therefore in that day the Lord GOD of hosts called you to weeping, to wailing, To shaving the head and to wearing sackcloth.
ISA 22:13 Instead, there is gaiety and gladness, Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, Eating of meat and drinking of wine: “ Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
ISA 22:14 But the LORD of hosts revealed Himself to me, “Surely this iniquity shall not be forgiven you Until you die,” says the Lord GOD of hosts.
Judgment and destruction were coming to Jerusalem. And God was calling them to mourn and be in sorrow over their condition; He called them to repent. But, instead, they held a feast in the face of impending death. They did not turn to God to deliver them; they did not believe that He was powerful enough to save them from what was coming. Instead, they took a hedonistic stance and carried on with a devil-may-care attitude and lived for the moment. A sure condemnation awaited them.
How about you my friend? You know that you are a sinner. Are you in sorrow over this fact? Do you mourn that you are not right with God? Do you long for His forgiveness and deliverance?
Or are you someone who can afford to be unconcerned about the condition of your soul before God? Are you someone who could care less about the sins you have committed in your life? Are you someone who can party over the many transgressions you have made against God?
Oh, my friend! I hope that you are not the latter but the former! I hope you are someone who realizes your spiritual bankrupt condition before God and mourn over it. "Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted," the Bible says. That is, blessed are those who mourn over their spiritually bankrupt condition because they will be comforted with God's forgiveness and salvation.
Mt 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
Jas 4:9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
In one word --- Repent! And those who repent will find the comfort of forgivness and salvation in Christ Jesus and what He did on the cross for our sins.
