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Isaiah 33

2/17/2011

Isaiah 33:15-16 “Those who are honest and fair, who refuse to profit by fraud, who stay far away from bribes, who refuse to listen to those who plot murder, who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong – these are the ones who will dwell on high. The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress. Food will be supplied for them, and they will have water in abundance.”

It is so important to ground yourself in Christ and live lives that resemble how He lived because this world will throw things at you all the time. If you are not prepared and even sometimes when you are prepared you go through emotional highs and lows. I really have to seek God constantly to stay on top of what the world throws at me and work in Christ strength not my own.

Colossians 3:15has helped me in this journey when I have struggled with clarity. It says “And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.”

We need to stop and remember this verse when anything comes into our lives. Christ surrendered His will and we need to be open to surrender ours when we are living to please God and not man. The peace that comes from above is more incredible than any peace we think we can get from our money or job or physical feelings, so we need to stop and think outside our own self and work to please Him. We are called to be different and that is good when we are grounded in the Lord, so open God’s word and let it transform you to be Christ like. Amen

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Isaiah 33

2/15/2011

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Isaiah 33:5-6 “Though the Lord is very great and lives in heaven, He will make Jerusalem His home of justice and righteousness. In that day He will be your sure foundation, providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the Lord will be your treasure.”

Just think of that, He does give us a rich store of salvation, wisdom and knowledge but do we have that loving fear to surrender to Him. We are so consumed with our own pleasure and comfort we forget there is no peace like heavenly peace. We try and fill our lives with meaningless treasures or idols and we stop fearing the Lord. I went and saw Dr. David Jeremiah on Thursday and he shared this story: A man in Haiti was trying to sell his house for 2000 dollars and he had a man not that well off offer 1000 dollars. He told the man; I will sell it to you for a thousand but you need to let me keep ownership of this one nail in this beam. He agreed and bought the house. A few years later the man wanted to buy the house back but the new owner wouldn’t sell it to him. So the man that owned the nail put an animal carcass on the nail in the house and it started to smell so bad the man ended up selling it back to him. Dr. Jeremiah concluded with this “If we even leave a small peg in our lives for the devil he will use it.” The lord is our treasure and all we need to know and learn from. We can’t say we love God and still want to live a life that is of the world. This can never be a statement that comes from our mouth, I fear the Lord but I still need to do this or I am comfortable doing that. What pegs do we have in our lives that give the devil a foothold? Open God’s word and ask for the wisdom and knowledge that He offers us all and then surrender to His will and remove all the pegs that keep you down. Amen

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Isaiah 1

1/28/2011

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In today’s blog I would like to pose a question for you all to think about. Are we growing or are we stagnant? This question is so important in our walk with the Lord because we are called to continually develop and mature in our faith. With maturity comes growth and with growth comes change. Have you changed since you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Look at your life and your walk; are you working on being better everyday? This growth is not only the external in your life it must be the internal also. Do you only do the things that you think are right or that people can see; like going to church, singing worship, being in a ministry or small group, wearing a t-shirt or having a bumper sticker. These are all good things but we need to ask why we are doing them. Is there that passionate desire to learn and grow to follow Christ because of who He is and what He did? Or do we feel like we have to do these things because that is what we were told or taught? I love reading and discussing what God shows me in His word and has put on my heart.

Isaiah 1:11 say, “What makes you think I want all your sacrifices? Says the Lord. I am sick of your burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fattened cattle. I get no pleasure from the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.”

Why are we doing what we are doing? Ask yourself that question when you are growing and the “I have to read and have a relationship turns to I want or desire to read and have a relationship with the Lord. The difference is incredible, open God’s word because you love to and ask God to open your heart so you grow internally.

Isaiah chapter 1 Verse 13 says, “Stop bringing Me your meaningless gifts; the incense of your offerings disgusts Me! As for your celebration of the new moon and the Sabbath and your special days for fasting- they are all sinful and false. I want no more of your pious meetings.”

Our relationship with the Lord is not a job, it takes passion and desire. Do we want a better life in this world? If so it will take total surrender to everything we think is important and us opening up to God’s will.

Jesus said in Matthew 24:12-14 “Sin will be rampant every where, and the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end with be saved. And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that nations will hear it; and then the end will come.”

This sounds awfully familiar, our will is never enough, we need to fall on our knees and say “God you will be done.” If we are living our lives as the driver we will always struggle, and what we think we are doing right will not be.

In Isaiah chapter 1 verse 15 it says, “When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of the innocent victims.”

Don’t just do what you do seek God and have purpose, and then it won’t be a job or something to check off a list, it will be what you love to do. Amen

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Isaiah 50

11/2/2010

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Isaiah 50:10-11 “Who among you fears the Lord and obeys His servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the Lord and rely on your God. But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from Me: You will soon fall down in great torment.”

Do we try and live our lives on our own, thinking I can do this or that? It is so easy for us to use our own strength when we are struggling, we work hard trying to help ourselves but it always seems worthless. We have accepted the Lord and He has covered us, we just need to surrender and truly live without thinking, what I can do.

In Isaiah 59 verses 1-2 it says, “Listen! The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is His ear too deaf to hear your call. It’s your sins that have cut you off form God. Because of your sins, He has turned away and will not listen anymore.”

We need to realize it is not God that separates it is us. Do we believe that this is not our home and we will have our true home in heaven? If we do we need to understand that God’s word is real and living out what is says is what we need to do. Faith in all that God has done is easy to say but difficult to live out.

I love what it says in Colossians chapter 3 verses 15-17, “And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Let the message about Christ, in all richness, fill your lives. Teach and council each other with all the wisdom He gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.”

Surrender and do not try and live on your own, God is amazing and Christ is the only example to follow. Amen

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Isaiah 1

10/19/2010

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Isaiah 1:3 “Even an ox knows its owner, and a donkey recognizes its master’s care – but Israel doesn’t know it master. My people don’t recognize my care for them.”

This is so true for us, we say we know Him and love Him but that’s it. It is so easy for us to get caught up in the world because that is what fills our days. We need to put God into our day to day routine and desire to learn from His word. Then we will have better understanding of His voice and how to live in this world. I love what God says in chapter 1 verse 16, “Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways.”

It is so important for us to realize our lives need to change and we need to seek lives that are like Jesus’.

In verse 11 the Lord says, “What makes you think I want all your sacrifices? Says the Lord I am sick of your burnt offering of rams and the fat of fattened cattle. I get no pleasure from the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.”

When we say things, are we really trying to do them? God could care less about our words if they are not followed by our actions. If we think we can live how we want, with no change and expect God to listen to our prayers we are crazy. If you know you are living in sin, don’t worry about prayer get rid of your sins and confess.

Verse 15 says, “When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Through you offer many prayers; I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.”

Truly work on your relationship with the Lord and realize he does want you to obey and seek Him that is why He has given us so much to learn from.

I want to finish with verse 19, “If you will only obey Me, you will have plenty to eat.” Amen

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