Can I pray for you in any
way? Send any prayer requests to OurChristianWalk@aol.com.
In Christ, Mark
In Christ, Mark
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
** Follow The Christian
Walk on Twitter @ThChristianWalk
** Like posts and send friend
requests to the author of The Christian Walk, Mark Cummings on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mark.cummings.733?ref=tn_tnmn
** Become a Follower of
The Christian Walk at http://the-christian-walk.blogspot.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.
“Before she goes into labor, she
gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. Who has ever
heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born
in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in
labor than she gives birth to her children. Do I bring to the moment of birth and
not give delivery?” says the Lord.
“Do I close up the womb when I bring to delivery?” says your God.
“Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her. For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance.”
For this is what the Lord says:
“I will extend peace to her like a
river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be
carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so
will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”
Isaiah 66:7-13
This ends today’s reading from God's holy
word. Thanks be to God.
Think about how long it takes for a nation or city or
community to be born. It never happens in a mere moment but rather results from
many years of evolution, labor, and growing pains. In fact, one could associate
the birth or a nation or city or community to the birth of a child. The idea of
a nation, city, or community being formed is conceived and then, after
conception, there is a lot of development that has to take part as a people go
through labor to reach the moment when all their efforts pay off and result in
the delivery of a nation, city, or community into being.
Don’t think I came up with that analogy for as you can see
in today’s scripture passage for this 15th devotion of the 17 devotion series,
The Lord Speaks, we find the Lord comparing the formation of a new Jerusalem to
the birth of a child, however it would not be like any other birth ever known
and the divine city created would be like none other either, particularly in
the way it would bless its inhabitants. Look again at His words here:
“Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come
upon her, she delivers a son. Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever
seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought
forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her
children. Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord.
“Do I close up the womb when I bring to delivery?” says your God.
“Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her. For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance.”
For this is what the Lord says:
“I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations
like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on
her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will
be comforted over Jerusalem.” Isaiah 66:7-13
When Jesus returns, the reset button is going to be pushed
on the heavens and earth as we know it. They will cease to exist in the blink
of an eye. Just as quick, the new heaven and earth will emerge with one holy
city, the New Jerusalem where all those who placed their belief, hope, and trust
in Jesus Christ will abide.
Think about the length of time the earth will have existed
at that time when it perishes and how long it took to develop nations, cities,
and communities during that time. It just didn’t happen overnight. And yet,
when this earth is destroyed along with the heavens, the new earth and heavens
and Jerusalem will emerge before any labor pains begin and deliver children to
populate it, those children of course being the saved of the old earth.
Indeed as the scriptures ask, “Who has ever heard of
such things? Who has ever seen things like this?”
Truly, we serve
a Lord of amazing power and ability which will be on full display on the final
judgment day of the world as we know it.
Note the blessedness that awaits
Christians who will be delivered into the New Jerusalem at its advent for they
will rejoice gladly and delight in their salvation promise being fulfilled and
be nursed and sustained in the new Jerusalem’s overflowing abundance. Peace
will flow freely to them as they experience the fullest degree of the Lord’s
comfort and live without pain, suffering, hardship, affliction, heartbreak or
sin for the first time in their lives.
Yes, it will be the best day ever
for those who are in Christ Jesus and I pray you are counted in this number
today.
The Lord speaks to us today and
simply says:
“Rest easy, those of you who have
placed your faith and trust in Me as Savior. I have prepared a place for you as
I promised and it will be worth the wait once you get there. The best is yet to
come and so stay encouraged.”
Amen.
In
Christ,
Mark
PS: Please share this with anyone you feel might be blessed by it.
Send any prayer requests to OurChristianWalk@aol.com
No comments:
Post a Comment