And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
In this passage, we see a God who is not too happy with His chosen people.
Because of their disobedience, they have blackened the name of the Lord.
His reputation has been smeared among the heathen people of the area.
He tells Isaiah to give His people a message: that He plans to restore His name.
He will ensure that these people know that He is God. Wow!
Wouldn’t it be an awful thing to let God down in this way?
To “profane” His name among His enemies?
Sadly, we do the same thing when we don’t give Him the honor that is due Him while we are among his enemies in the world.
When we allow people to speak against Him, or when we fail to lift Him in their presence, we blacken His name.
We cause Him to have to “vindicate the Holiness” of His name because we have refused to make His name holy.
What a dreadful and treacherous decision!
To put ourselves in such a position is a foolish thing indeed.
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