Isaiah 25:1-9
2 For You have made the city a heap, the fortified city a ruin; the foreigners' palace is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.
3 Therefore strong peoples will glorify you; cities of ruthless nations will fear you.
4 For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall, 5 like heat in a dry place. You subdue the noise of the foreigners; as heat by the shade of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is put down.
6 On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
7 And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations.
8 He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
9 It will be said on that day, "Behold, this is our God;
we have waited for Him, that He might save us.
This is the LORD; we have waited for Him;
let us be glad and rejoice in His salvation."
Isaiah's Day has Arrived
Isaiah waited past three kings of Judah to be heard. Isaiah knew about waiting. According to Isaiah's list of kings of Judah, his ministry would be 64 years.
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
to the soul who seeks Him.
Isaiah 40:31
They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
how?
We are in a season of waiting, all of us.
To list out the possibilities isn't enticing. But we are hoping. Hopeful.
What are we going to do in the waiting. The anger of mankind does not produce the righteousness of God. Frustration is a bitter feeling. Pretense will not be sustainable. Being stuck under a dark cloud isn't going to help us feel relief. Explain, and move on. Search for the idea that is uplifting. Basically, the idea has to be your own idea, found in God's Word. The words striking a fire, bringing us to, "Rise Up", as Jesus said.
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
According to His great mercy,
He has caused us to be born again to a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
Consider hope from far away. Jesus not bodily present, like the healing of Naaman. Jesus was awed by the Roman Centurion, who said, only Your word is needed. Luke 7.
John 4:46-54
So He came again to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. 47 When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to Him and asked Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
49 The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
50 Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. 51 As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering.
52 So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” 53 The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household.
Not bodily present, Days will come, as Jesus said. Yet, the working of our Father and
Jesus continue.
Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.
You received without paying; give without pay.
How will we do this? Like the woman who held on to the Robe of Jesus. With faith, and Jesus works His Joy and Love. Waiting, is of course, praying.
John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship Him
must worship in spirit and truth.
What's the next step if you are still stuck in some frustration? Time and Study.
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
We hear the necessity of forgiveness and being right with God. Sure, for earnest reasons. Skip being fake with the Lord. If you are earnest and sincere, God says welcome to the open heart to the open gates of Heaven to speak with Him. An earnest need or conversation is welcome. No one is worthy of God's Glory. And Heaven's 12 Gates never close.
Psalm 51:12
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Jabez and his blessing, has something in common with the Jewish dispersion:
Acts 17:11
Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica;
they received the word with
all eagerness,
examining the Scriptures daily
to see if these things were so.
Abba, Father,
This week, we have been blessed.
Father, You shelter us and surround us,
upholding us with new and inspiring blessings.
Thank You.
In seeing our blessings, we know
Your abiding Love and constant care.
Thank You.
This week, I have feel puny and had
some cold symptoms and upset stomach, help
strengthen me. I also ask for a friend
who is feeling weak and another friend with a prayer request.
Thank You for Your Love
and healing for my dog. He is much improved, greatly.
with profound ear infection. doing so much better.
We have a dusty project going on and I had
not noticed my dog, as my husband was coughing.
Thank You, for their healing. Love, tenderness,
dreams, endurance and Joy. Blessings.
Help us to deal with the mean.
So many times, they need extra prayers
as this meanness is confusion for
mental hardships and sad thoughts.
Created by fear, they cannot cope.
Creating copycat behaviors and ideas.
This tends to be repetitive and without innovation.
Illogical actions and words create the need
for prayer.
We pray for the Nation
Jesus Christ a Light within mankind.
Father, I lift up my family, as they
seek to voyage in a new phase of life.
I ask Your Love upon those I love.
Dwell in us.
Help us to be a good dwelling for Your Holy Spirit.
Seeing Blessings and mercy.
Help us to See You and seek You first.
And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.
Your mercy, Love and favor,
We Thank You.
Amen in Jesus,
our Wonderful Jesus. Amen
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Jesus Lord
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