Monday, May 1, 2017

Daily Wisdom

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth….” Isa 21:1; 3

Isaiah’s burden was foreseeing the destruction forth coming to Babylon, Edom & Arabia (ch. 21-23). His pain was felt even though their destruction was over 100 yrs. in the future. God is longsuffering when it comes to his judgment on us, he gives us ample opportunity to make things right (Eze 18:23). Our burden comes when we delay our response to make what is broken in our life right. For these nations, they refused to make things right, and their destruction befell them as promised by Isaiah. For us as Christians, while we may not be in the midst of judgement we may be burdened with indifference with loved ones who we deeply endure pain over. Isaiah had a heart like God’s, he would rather see Babylon get it right than get judged. God’s is always about making wrong right, this must be our heart-beat as well. Not in order or attempt to judge others or determine who’s wrong or right, but to make right the kindred spirit God calls us to. Pro 17:17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. While the friendship/brotherhood may have already been established, the love must endure greater than he adversity, and only deepen through it. Phl 2:1-2 Paul exhorts Christian as to their Christ-like duties. He presses them in conformity to the example of Jesus in humility and love towards each other.

Our greatest concern should never be if God is on our side, but instead are we on God’s side… because God is always right.


HSAY… Todd 

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