Isaiah - Verse By Verse

Scripture:  Isaiah 5:3 (NIV):  " 'Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.' "

Thought:  To me, God has every right to expect good from our lives.

Question:  Do I own a sense of allegiance to God?

God brings this story/analogy to rebellious Israel.  They are to pass judgment--Who is to blame here for this failure?

God is showing how very reasonable it is for a Creator to expect, even demand, that His creatures produce what He intended--what He wants.  He invites the Israelites to feel in their hearts and minds, the weight, as it were, of God's right to expect "good fruit."

Of course He has the right--He is their/our Maker!  I think of Romans 12:1:  "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."  (King James Version)  That word "reasonable" is so appropriate, not only for what Paul is saying in Romans 12:1, but also as we sense the tone of this verse in Isaiah.  Why should God not have the right to expect spiritual productivity in the lives of His children?  It is only reasonable.  And if He does not find it, it is only reasonable that He has the right to pass whatever judgment He sees fit.

Prayer:  Creator God, I bow my heart before You.  Cause me to accept fully Your right to expect good works in my life.  Help me to produce "good fruit"--deeds and works that make You smile.  Amen.  

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