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God Has Prepared Before We Ever Saw It (Isaiah 65)
June 26, 2026
“I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’
(Isaiah 65:1, NASB 2020)
At the beginning of this chapter, God responds to the prayer of the prophet Isaiah. The people who “did not ask for Me” and those who “did not call on My name” are generally to refer to the Gentiles. In other words, these people were not truly seeking to draw near to God; rather, they turned to Him only when they encountered difficulties.
Yet God also reveals His love here. Although countless people in the nation were rebellious, He did not give up them. Instead, He patiently waited for them to remember Him and seek Him.
In daily life, I often hear unbelievers around me ask for prayer when they face difficulties or anxiously wait for something to happen. Knowing that I am a Christian, they will say, “Could you ask Jesus to watch over me? Could you pray for me?” Their attitude often seems to be, “It doesn’t hurt to believe, just in case it is true.”Sometimes I wonder: if these unbelievers do not believe in God, will God still care for them? Yet here we see that God's mercy is far beyond human understanding. Even though King Ahab committed many evil deeds, God still showed compassion to the people of Israel and granted them victory in battle.
God is always waiting for us to draw near to Him and to repent. This is true not only for unbelievers but also for us when we are weak. God waits for us to open our hearts and let Him enter.
“Will You restrain Yourself at these things, Lord?
Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?”
(Isaiah 64:12, NASB)
In verses 2–7, God begins to rebuke the people for their actions. They offered sacrifices in gardens and burned incense on altars. These gardens were places formerly used for idol worship, where people treated plants and objects they found there as objects of devotion.
Clearly, such behavior greatly provoked God's anger. Yet the people considered themselves righteous and believed they were holier than others (cf. Isaiah 65:5). As a result, God could no longer tolerate their conduct and began to declare the judgment and punishment that would come upon them.
In today's chaotic world, many forms of extreme evil exist in society, sometimes no less wicked than the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah recorded in the Bible. Ridiculous and inhumane acts appear again and again. Since unbelievers have no faith and no place for God in their hearts- we have entered the last days. The Bible also speaks of a time when God will no longer restrain such sinners but will leave them to continue in their wrongdoing (cf. Revelation 22:10).
Therefore, we have to so do is to be holy separately and ask God to preserve our hearts. We need wisdom to stand against worldly influences and not be shaped by this evil age. When we are weak, let us remember that God is always there. He never leaves us. As long as we are willing to rise again and come before Him, His mercy will surely come upon us.
“Let the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and let the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy. Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to reward each one as his work deserves.”
(Revelation 22:11–12, NASB 2020)
By Shao-Chien Wang
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