Today I bring you words and thoughts of encouragement from Isaiah 58:6-12
No, this is the kind of fast I want.
I want you to remove the sinful chains,
to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke,
to set free the oppressed,
and to break every burdensome yoke.
7 I want you to share your food with the hungry
and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people.
When you see someone naked, clothe him!
Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!
8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise;
your restoration will quickly arrive;
your godly behavior will go before you,
and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard.
9 Then you will call out, and the Lord will respond;
you will cry out, and he will reply, ‘Here I am.’
You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you
and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully.
10 You must actively help the hungry
and feed the oppressed.
Then your light will dispel the darkness,
and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.
11 The Lord will continually lead you;
he will feed you even in parched regions.
He will give you renewed strength,
and you will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring that continually produces water.
Biblical Studies Press. (2006; 2006). The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Is 58:6-11). Biblical Studies Press.
In our society today it is so easy to isolate one's self from the world and bring our focus to be totally on ourselves and have the attitude of everyone must look after themselves. This is the message of our me me society.
Isaiah tells us to set free the oppressed, feed the hungry and provide shelter to the homeless. Look after each other. Then you will call out, and the Lord will respond; you will cry out, and He will reply, ‘Here I am.’
Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.
The Lord will continually lead you; He will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.
What a promise just for looking after each other.
Amen
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2 comments:
Amen! Is it, "can you help me?"
Or is it, "how can I help you?" Do we attend worship service looking for what we take take home, or do we look to see who might need what we can send them along with?
I wanted to let you know that out of curiosity, I went to The Wind Farm to check out the site.
I enjoyed some of what I read. My eye caught a comment which the Pope made that was posted and it was something I didn't agree with so I left a polite comment regarding that.
There are some really nice pics which I saw and proceeded to scan through the pages looking for pics I might want to have and came upon a blog entry entitled, "What Does It Mean to Be Saved?" which caught my evangelical attention.
I would like you to go to the site, scroll to the bottom and make your way to page 13. There you will find this entry I am referring to. I am hoping you will read the entry, assuming you haven't, and then tell me what you think.
I hope you will find the time to do this...
Larry
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