50:1-2 Our God is mighty because from Him we can except light in darkness and strength in weakness. Only His spirit provides such impossible restoration and perseverance. Our God is present and reliable; He is, consistently, all of the qualities we need to survive and hope and love.
50:3 He has made declarations and promises and He follows through with all of them; a hearth to His children and an incinerator of evil.
50:4-6 His return is a reunion and also a new union with His people. Those who dedicate their lives to righteousness will be gathered with Him.
50:7-11 Our righteous lifestyle pleases God; our best sacrifice to Him are the sacrifices of time and resources we make for Him to assist and His children. In ancient generations, people sacrificed animals but Jesus showed us how to sacrifice properly. He taught us to share our blessings, to let God's goodness abound through us.
50:12-15 Since our God is the creator, everything created is His. He does not rely on us for sustenance, we need Him. He chooses to deliver us and for that, we choose to glorify Him.
50:16-21 God has no patience for hypocrites, authoritarians or oppressors. He cannot help the stubborn or proud because of their own resistance to constructive criticism, disciple or training. God does not approve of thieves or liars or slanderers. But rebuke will come to them and God will establish order before them in the place where they once stood.
50:22-23 We do not have to live life by ourselves; we have a powerful, loving Father in God. Praise and glorify, align your life with His principles and salvation will transform your life.
