Isaiah 45:8-10 ~ And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it

Isaiah 45:8-10

Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,

And righteousness spring up with it. I, the LORD, have created it.

9"Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker-- An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the potter, 'What are you doing?' Or the thing you are making say, 'He has no hands '? 10"Woe to him who says to a father, 'What are you begetting?'



How will we reconcile the 10 times the Lord, our Father Almighty God, found His creation good in Genesis 1 and 2 with 1 John 5 - overcoming the world and the power of evil of the world? We have to fully be aware no Word of God is void or out-of-date.


Psalm 24:1
The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein

Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah


Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always; 
again I will say,
         Rejoice.



1 Corinthians 10:26
For the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.


Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.


One aspect of God's Good News -
there is no expiration date to the Promises of God.

God gave His Only Son, Jesus, for the world to be saved in Jesus Christ.

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases
His mercies never come to an end
they are new every morning
great is Your faithfulness.





How will we reconcile John telling us God overcomes the world and the world is evil.


Romans 12 is one of the Strongholds the Holy Spirit has given us through God's Paul.


Romans 12

1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.


John was one of the most personal witnesses to the sacrifice of the blind see, the lame walk and the deaf hear. John saw the Transfiguration. John witnessed the spear going into Jesus lifeless. John watched as if a sword had pierced the Mother of Jesus' soul. John would never again conform to the world. Discerning all John's life the miracles of Jesus.



3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.


The measure of faith given to one man to stand all the terror surrounding Good Friday and the Son of God. John's gifts and his generosity. The cheerfulness leading John to be alive from the exile on Patmos to the timing of Revelation 1 - mathematically 63 years. John had to have incredible proportion of faith from witnessing the sacrifice of God to the Goodness of Father God.


9 Let love be genuine.
Abhor what is evil;
hold fast to what is good.

10 Love one another with brotherly affection.
Outdo one another in showing honor. 1

11 Do not be slothful in zeal,
be fervent in spirit,
serve the Lord.

12 Rejoice in hope,
be patient in tribulation,
be constant in prayer.


13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.



To comprehend John's witness and to understand his discernment, we truly must:

15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.




16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." 20 To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head."


John's long life example for the first century A.D. and the beginning of the 2nd century A.D.:

21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Father God,

We grow toward Jesus. The fire of Your Presence in us.

The Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought,
 but the Spirit himself intercedes for us 
with groanings too deep for words.

And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, 
because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

And we know that for those who love God 
all things work together 
for good, 
for those who are called according to his purpose.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?


Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.

Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. for I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.


Blessed be The Lord God Almighty!!! You are the Song within us.

We pray this blessing upon ourselves, our families, our friends, the People God has given. We pray for the health of those who pray for this. We pray for an easier Christmas and for things around us to halt in their brokenness and put on the harmony of Love.

We pray for the Nation. We rejoice around us in those in Good News. And believe God is in control of all things. We are covered in His mercy as we believe and put our lives in His Grace, Love and Mercy. We will look to Jesus, with hope. 

Amen. And Amen and Amen.