“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 17:17 “A 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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