Reading: Isaiah 27
My Verse: "For this is a people without discernment;
therefore He who made them will not have compassion on them;
He who formed them will show them no favor" (Isaiah 27:11).
A reference note in the Amplified Bible said the dead sea scrolls used the term "witless people." How incredibly sad this must make You, LORD God. You created us to be these amazing beings. And yet we have turned our backs on You and turned this beautiful world into a place of chaos, pain and confusion. We live without understanding.
I heard a pastor speaking over a graveyard service. He stated that the deceased was now in heaven, that place where we will all end up. I remember hearing a mother speaking with such relief after her baby had been baptized, stating that now her child was "safe" and would go to heaven. I remember at that time wondering where did she get that from? What is the basis of this idea - this idea that everyone will go to heaven?
Your Word, the Bible LORD God is truth.
"The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever" (Psalm 119:160)
"The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times" (Psalm 12:6).
"For the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ" (John 1:17).
In this Word, Your truth LORD God, You tell us there is only one way to heaven.
"I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but through me" (John 14:6).
It is only through Jesus that we can enter heaven. Jesus made it possible. (John 3:16) This is truth.
Francis Schaffer says "Today not only in philosophy but in politics, government, and individual morality, our generation sees solutions in terms of synthesis and not absolutes. When this happens, truth, as people have always thought of truth, has died."
What a tragedy! This is what You, Jesus say to those who try to "work" their way into heaven, those who deny You as the only Savior.
"Many will say to Me on that day, LORD, LORD, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'" (MATTHEW 7:22-23)
Your Word, LORD God, is perfect, sure, right, pure, clean and true.
Your Word, LORD God, revives the soul, makes wise the simple, rejoices the heart, enlightens the eyes, endures forever.
Your Word, LORD God, is to be desired more than gold.
Your Word, LORD God, is sweeter than honey. (Psalm 19)
It is through Your Word that you speak to me, to all who will take it up and read it. Your Word is alive and sharper than any double-edged sword! (Hebrews 4:12)
We do not have to be "witless." We do not have to be without understanding. We do not have to be "without discernment."
Thank you, LORD God. for this lesson, this reminder to look to You for truth and understanding.
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "For this is a people without discernment;
therefore He who made them will not have compassion on them;
He who formed them will show them no favor" (Isaiah 27:11).
A reference note in the Amplified Bible said the dead sea scrolls used the term "witless people." How incredibly sad this must make You, LORD God. You created us to be these amazing beings. And yet we have turned our backs on You and turned this beautiful world into a place of chaos, pain and confusion. We live without understanding.
I heard a pastor speaking over a graveyard service. He stated that the deceased was now in heaven, that place where we will all end up. I remember hearing a mother speaking with such relief after her baby had been baptized, stating that now her child was "safe" and would go to heaven. I remember at that time wondering where did she get that from? What is the basis of this idea - this idea that everyone will go to heaven?
Your Word, the Bible LORD God is truth.
"The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever" (Psalm 119:160)
"The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times" (Psalm 12:6).
"For the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ" (John 1:17).
In this Word, Your truth LORD God, You tell us there is only one way to heaven.
"I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but through me" (John 14:6).
It is only through Jesus that we can enter heaven. Jesus made it possible. (John 3:16) This is truth.
Francis Schaffer says "Today not only in philosophy but in politics, government, and individual morality, our generation sees solutions in terms of synthesis and not absolutes. When this happens, truth, as people have always thought of truth, has died."
What a tragedy! This is what You, Jesus say to those who try to "work" their way into heaven, those who deny You as the only Savior.
"Many will say to Me on that day, LORD, LORD, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'" (MATTHEW 7:22-23)
Your Word, LORD God, is perfect, sure, right, pure, clean and true.
Your Word, LORD God, revives the soul, makes wise the simple, rejoices the heart, enlightens the eyes, endures forever.
Your Word, LORD God, is to be desired more than gold.
Your Word, LORD God, is sweeter than honey. (Psalm 19)
It is through Your Word that you speak to me, to all who will take it up and read it. Your Word is alive and sharper than any double-edged sword! (Hebrews 4:12)
We do not have to be "witless." We do not have to be without understanding. We do not have to be "without discernment."
Thank you, LORD God. for this lesson, this reminder to look to You for truth and understanding.
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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