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Treasures from the Word

As a child in Sunday school, I learned to believe and love every word in the Bible.  As a teen at youth camp, I realized that the Word was God.  It was alive with words that I needed daily.  It was there that I began reading the Bible through one verse at a time.  I love to take my time to meditate and learn as the Holy Spirit teaches and guides.  My favorite reference is Strong's Concordance.  Since the Bible was not written in English, much can be learned by referring to the original language of the author.  Often, God will direct my attention to another topic or passage.  Then, I take a detour, spending time on that road, before returning to my stopping point.  Along the way, I journal the thoughts, ideas, and lessons God gives me. Now I am obeying God in sharing some of these thoughts with you.  My prayer is that you will be encouraged and challenged.  My desire is that you  fall totally and madly in love with God and His Word.  I would love to hear from you. Feel free to respond to what you read, whether you agree or disagree.  

My Friend, Isaiah!

5/8/2015

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A quick thought (or so I thought...) today from Isaiah 6.  I can so relate to Isaiah's experience here!
Verse 1 - In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
In verses 1-4, Isaiah describes the unbelievable glimpse God gives him of God's glory as the chorus of heaven worships and praises the "Lord of hosts."  As I look into God's Word, or as I look out an airplane window into the massive white clouds, or as I stand on the beach beholding the waves that never cease, I get glimpses of God's majesty, glory, and omnipotence.  
My response is often like Isaiah's in verse 5: Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.  His holiness reminds me of how sinful I am.
But praise God, I don't have to stay on my face, wallowing in my own worthlessness! 
See what happens to Isaiah in verses 6 and 7! Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:  And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
I, too, have been forgiven!  In 1970, I came to Jesus with the faith of a little child, seeking forgiveness and restoration.  As a coal from the altar cleansed Isaiah, God reached down and touched my heart with the sacrifice of Jesus, taking away my iniquities!  And He continues to go with me, forgiving me and loving me. 
Having been cleansed from my sin, my ears were opened to hear the same voice that Isiah heard!  Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? (Isa. 6:8a)  The Lord of the hosts of heaven wants me to represent Him and his army!  How can I refuse? 
Then said I, Here am I; send me. (Isa. 6:8b)
And what is His first command to Isaiah?  GO, and tell this people... (Isa. 6:9)  Isaiah was commanded to go and tell a rebellious nation of impending judgment.  I am compelled, as a disciple of Christ, to take up Jesus's command to go and tell my world a similar message. 
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
Whether they listen or not, I must do as Isaiah, and tell them of impending judgment as well as of the infinite blessings of obedience.
  

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    Alan's wife.  On the road with my man since 1984!
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