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A MESSAGE OF COMFORT TO THE FAITHFUL
LORD’S DAY, AUGUST 21
Isaiah 51:1-11
Psalm 25:13-18
"The secret of the LORD is
with them that fear him…"
A MESSAGE OF COMFORT TO THE FAITHFUL
No matter how dark the apostasy of God’s people, there is always a remnant of the faithful. To them is sent this message of comfort. In as much as God had called Abraham and Sarah their ancestors and blessed them, so will He continue to bless His own. Zion, the holy city of the land they love, will see a restoration from the barrenness of a desert to the greenness of Eden. Yea, the blessings will flow beyond the nation of Israel "to the isles," i.e. to the ends of the earth. Light will shine on those afar off from His law and judgment.
The faithful are reassured of God’s everlasting mercies upon them, that though the universe that He has created will pass away and all who dwell therein, His salvation shall be forever. When they look upwards to God they will not be afraid of men and their reproach. For who are these who oppose the faithful of Zion? They will surely perish, and when they die they will be eaten of worms. What a comforting message is Isaiah’s for the faithful remnant of God’s people today. Where is Stalin? Where is Hitler? These arch-enemies of God’s people have perished forever, but God’s kingdom marches on.
Isaiah 51:9 introduces us to a responsive prayer by God’s faithful ones calling on Him to save as He had done in ages past. God’s arm had cut Rahab, a poetic synonym for Egypt (Ps 87:4), and the dragon is in reference to Pharaoh (cf. Ezek 29:3). Isaiah 51:10 describes how God had delivered Israel through the Red Sea when He executed judgment on Egypt.
In Isaiah 51:11, with assurance from God’s mighty acts of salvation in the past, the Lord’s redeemed will surely return to Zion with joy.
THOUGHT: God will deliver us who trust in Him from every danger and despair.
PRAYER: O Lord, keep me ever faithful through every trial and tribulation.
Posted in Adult RPG
Isaiah 51:1-11
Psalm 25:13-18
"The secret of the LORD is
with them that fear him…"
A MESSAGE OF COMFORT TO THE FAITHFUL
No matter how dark the apostasy of God’s people, there is always a remnant of the faithful. To them is sent this message of comfort. In as much as God had called Abraham and Sarah their ancestors and blessed them, so will He continue to bless His own. Zion, the holy city of the land they love, will see a restoration from the barrenness of a desert to the greenness of Eden. Yea, the blessings will flow beyond the nation of Israel "to the isles," i.e. to the ends of the earth. Light will shine on those afar off from His law and judgment.
The faithful are reassured of God’s everlasting mercies upon them, that though the universe that He has created will pass away and all who dwell therein, His salvation shall be forever. When they look upwards to God they will not be afraid of men and their reproach. For who are these who oppose the faithful of Zion? They will surely perish, and when they die they will be eaten of worms. What a comforting message is Isaiah’s for the faithful remnant of God’s people today. Where is Stalin? Where is Hitler? These arch-enemies of God’s people have perished forever, but God’s kingdom marches on.
Isaiah 51:9 introduces us to a responsive prayer by God’s faithful ones calling on Him to save as He had done in ages past. God’s arm had cut Rahab, a poetic synonym for Egypt (Ps 87:4), and the dragon is in reference to Pharaoh (cf. Ezek 29:3). Isaiah 51:10 describes how God had delivered Israel through the Red Sea when He executed judgment on Egypt.
In Isaiah 51:11, with assurance from God’s mighty acts of salvation in the past, the Lord’s redeemed will surely return to Zion with joy.
THOUGHT: God will deliver us who trust in Him from every danger and despair.
PRAYER: O Lord, keep me ever faithful through every trial and tribulation.
Posted in Adult RPG