All His precepts are trustworthy. They are steadfast for ever and ever; done in faithfulness and uprightness. Psalm 111:7-8.

It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God – that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:30-31.

Isaiah 59 describes our state of affairs without Creator God – Father…Son…Spirit. We can’t escape it – we live in it. Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil…Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands. Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways. The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks along them will know peace. v. 1-4, 6-8. And what is the result? So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows. Like the blind, we grope along the wall, feeling our way like people without eyes. At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead. We growl like bears; we moan mournfully like doves. We look for justice, but find none; for deliverance, but it is far away. For our offenses are many in Your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities; rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived. So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes prey. v. 9-15. Does that not sound like today, like us? Can we wake up to what we each of us are doing and see the confusion for what it is? God sees. The Lord looked down and was displeased that there was no justice. He saw that there was no one, He was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so His own arm achieved salvation for Him, and His own righteousness sustained Him. He put on righteousness as His breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in zeal as in a cloak. According to what they have done, so will He repay wrath to His enemies and retribution to His foes; He will repay the islands their due. From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere His glory. For He will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along. v. 15-19. Why? Because of the state of our lives lived in darkness without God. We can’t stop the sins. Only God can. “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,” declares the Lord. “As for Me, this is My covenant with them” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants – from this time on and forever,” says the Lord. v. 20-21.

The light of God’s truth and God’s love is unlike any light we have seen. It is glorious and beautiful and no darkness of ours dims it. Our darkness will not last. Jesus, the Son, God With Us, will return and we will see just how beautiful and glorious is the Light of God given for us. He is wisdom from God and how desperately we need Him! He alone can direct our paths so we can walk in faith in Him. Are you weary of stumbling in the darkness of this world? He’s here. Always. Confess your sins to Him. Repent. Believe the Good News of the Kingdom of God that Jesus proclaimed and believe He will guide you forward faithfully. It’s a walk of trust in our Creator God who loves us and goes with us.