Isaiah 4 (Normal):
In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
Isaiah 4 (Amended):
In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Indiana. Those who are left in Allen County, who remain in Fort Wayne, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Fort Wayne. The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Allen County; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Fort Wayne by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. Then the LORD will create over all of Allen County and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory of the LORD will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
I love how rich the Word of the Lord is... I used to think it was just so absolutely boring, but in the context of prayer it is just coming alive!
Anyways, tidbits... I didn't put in the context... What happened in Chapter 3 that we are called "survivors?" I love that we will be called holy... Wow... We will be holy... Verse 4 is the best, though... The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Allen County (which I take as the Strip Clubs... See previous post.) He will also cleanse the bloodstains from Fort Wayne (duh! abortion) by Spirits of Judgment and Fire... I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but Lord come!! Come wash over us! Come cleanse us! Restore Fort Wayne to her glory for Your glory! I love the wilderness allegory. Just as the Lord led the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan, he wants to lead us now. Do we trust him? Or do we want to go back to Egypt? Are we satisfied with manna and quail? Or do we want meat? It is in the wilderness where the people learned to lean on God... It is out of the wilderness where the Shulamite comes out leaning on her Beloved...
Come, Lord... Let your glory fall! Come, Rain... Come, Reign...
Okay I will do more later...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment