SURFING
WITH JESUS
Pastor
Gene A. Dasher, Sr.
Site: Http://surfingwithjesus.blogspot.com #116601302021
God’s Purpose in Judgment (Praise to the Lord)
Read with me Isaiah 25: 1-12
25 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will
praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are
faithfulness and truth.
2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a
ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of
the terrible nations shall fear thee.
4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the
needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when
the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in
a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the
terrible ones shall be brought low.
6 And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a
feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees
well refined.
7 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the
covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all
faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth:
for the Lord hath spoken it.
9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we
have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in
his salvation.
10 For in this mountain shall the hand
of the Lord rest, and Moab shall
be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
11 And he shall spread forth his hands
in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim:
and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
12 And the fortress of the high fort of
thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the
dust.
25:1 Isaiah gave honor and praise to God because he realized
that God completes his plans as promised. God also fulfills his promises to you.
Think of the prayers he has answered, and praise him for his goodness and
faithfulness.
25:4 The poor suffered because the rich oppressed them. But
God is concerned for the poor and is a refuge for them. When we are
disadvantaged or oppressed, we can turn to God for comfort and help. Jesus
states in Luke 6:20 that the Kingdom of God belongs to the poor.
25:6 Here is a marvelous prophecy of “all people” Gentiles
and Jews together at God’s Messianic banquet celebrating the overthrow of evil
and the joy of eternity with God. It shows that God intended his saving message
to go out to the whole world, not just to the Jews. During the feast, God will
end death forever. The people who will participate in this great feast will be
those who have been living by faith. That is why they say, “This is our God; we
have waited for him, and he will save us
25:8 When the Lord speaks, he does what he says. It is
comforting to know that God’s plans and activities are closely tied to his
word. When we pray according to God’s will(as expressed in the Bible) and claim
his promises (as recorded in the Bible), he hears us and answers our
request.
25:10 Moab was a symbol of all who oppose God and are
rebellious to the end. (LAB KJV Tyndale pages 1182-83)
Join me in praising our God, Lord I exalt thee.
REMEMBER “If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9. Join Surfing with Jesus mailing list: genedash@yahoo.com. Send prayer request to: genedash@yahoo.com
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