Reading: Isaiah 28
My Verse: "Ah, the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome
with wine!
Behold, the LORD has one who is mighty and strong;
like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest,
like a storm of mighty, overflowing waters,
he casts down to the earth with his hand.
The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim
will be trodden underfoot;
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
. . . he swallows . . . (Isaiah 28:1-4)
What a reminder this is of the almighty power and sovereignty of You, LORD God. Your discipline is sure and complete. You do not turn Your eye from any sin, we are all accountable to You. You are holy and mighty to save us from the bondage of sin even the proud and stubborn "drunkards of Ephraim."
All of Your Word, LORD God speaks to this. To this fact of Your holiness. To this fact of our sin. To this fact of the need for cleansing and purging. For You, LORD God will not abide forever the sinfulness of man.
Yes, You are patient. (2 Peter 3:9) But as is said in Ecclesiastes 3 there is a time for all things, and there will come that time when we need to account for ourselves; if we do not confess and beg Your forgiveness, LORD God, for our waywardness there can be only one result. You cannot abide sin and so all who reject You have to be punished and go to that awful place created not for man but for satan and his angels. Those most awful words will then be spoken to those who continue to reject You.
"Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matthew 25:41).
Just read this wonderful testimony (How God turns a French atheist into a Christian theologian - My conversion story) of a French atheist. It is incredibly beautiful to see how You, LORD God bring people to you! Even those most unexpected!
If we seek You - if we seek Truth, we will find it. You will respond to all who call on You.
"I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears" (Psalm 34:4).
"The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them from all their troubles" (Psalm 34:17).
"When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him" (Psalm 91:15.
"The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on Him in truth" (Psalm 145:18).
I love this next verse, it seems to indicate that You, LORD God read our very thoughts and start answering us even before we finish the asking!
"Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear" (Isaiah 65:24).
We do not need to be as the "drunkards of Ephraims" hanging onto our pride and past to the very end and dying without repentance and Your forgiveness and cleansing. Thank You for this LORD God!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "Ah, the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome
with wine!
Behold, the LORD has one who is mighty and strong;
like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest,
like a storm of mighty, overflowing waters,
he casts down to the earth with his hand.
The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim
will be trodden underfoot;
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
. . . he swallows . . . (Isaiah 28:1-4)
What a reminder this is of the almighty power and sovereignty of You, LORD God. Your discipline is sure and complete. You do not turn Your eye from any sin, we are all accountable to You. You are holy and mighty to save us from the bondage of sin even the proud and stubborn "drunkards of Ephraim."
All of Your Word, LORD God speaks to this. To this fact of Your holiness. To this fact of our sin. To this fact of the need for cleansing and purging. For You, LORD God will not abide forever the sinfulness of man.
Yes, You are patient. (2 Peter 3:9) But as is said in Ecclesiastes 3 there is a time for all things, and there will come that time when we need to account for ourselves; if we do not confess and beg Your forgiveness, LORD God, for our waywardness there can be only one result. You cannot abide sin and so all who reject You have to be punished and go to that awful place created not for man but for satan and his angels. Those most awful words will then be spoken to those who continue to reject You.
"Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matthew 25:41).
Just read this wonderful testimony (How God turns a French atheist into a Christian theologian - My conversion story) of a French atheist. It is incredibly beautiful to see how You, LORD God bring people to you! Even those most unexpected!
If we seek You - if we seek Truth, we will find it. You will respond to all who call on You.
"I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears" (Psalm 34:4).
"The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them from all their troubles" (Psalm 34:17).
"When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him" (Psalm 91:15.
"The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on Him in truth" (Psalm 145:18).
I love this next verse, it seems to indicate that You, LORD God read our very thoughts and start answering us even before we finish the asking!
"Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear" (Isaiah 65:24).
We do not need to be as the "drunkards of Ephraims" hanging onto our pride and past to the very end and dying without repentance and Your forgiveness and cleansing. Thank You for this LORD God!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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