Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, and not with wine: Thus saith thy Lord, the Lord and thy God pleadeth the cause of his people; behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again.
The Lord gives Israel and all of us the promise of hope. The message of hope from Jehovah to Isaiah’s people was that their sore afflictions were coming to an end. Having wrung out the bitter dregs of disobedience and stubborn pride, they would be given another chance.
God constantly calls for us to come to Him, humble ourselves, give up our rebellion, bury our pride, and rely on His mercy. Every time we turn to Him in sincerity, He welcomes us back and gives us another chance. He does not expect us to be perfect, but He expects us to always be striving for perfection. When we stumble, He helps us up and encourages us to keep going. When we refuse His help, He lets us suffer through the consequences of our foolish pride and enmity. When we come to ourselves and turn to Him, we find Him standing right where we left Him with outstretched arms. The omnipotent Jehovah, the majestic Messiah, the loving Christ is our Savior, our Redeemer, our Advocate with the Father. He stretches out his wounded palms and pleads with our Father to give us one more chance for His sake. Not that we deserve another chance, but He mercifully offers it anyway, simply because He loves us.
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