The Lord Be With You Today!
Isaiah 60:10
"Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you.
(The Lord declares that He will cause foreign nations to rebuild His city,
either through willingness or by coercing,
that those who before had been opposed to Him
and to His people will come to their aid.
They will help rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
that had been destroyed by the Babylonian invasion.
In fact, much later, Cyrus fulfilled this prophecy
when he himself, a foreigner and a king,
ordered and supported the rebuilding of the walls of God's city.
For us today, the Lord has also declared
that the walls of our lives will be rebuilt.
He will even send people into our lives today
to help us rebuild the brokenness in our lives.
He causes people and events to intervene in our situations,
and He uses them to build us up when we have been broken and in ruins.
Whether willingly or by coercion, the people and situations in our lives
all ultimately bow to His purposes in our lives.)
Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion."
(While we prefer to think more on the Lord's rich and unfailing mercies
and compassionate love, we can also be comforted by His discipline
and know that, like the holy and righteous parent that He is,
He will never allow us to continue in disobedience and rebellion
without allowing us to experience the consequences of such behaviors
and His displeasure at any sin in our lives.
The Lord reminds Israel of old and us today that His judgment always prevails,
that we will experience the consequences of our foolish and even wicked choices,
but that His love and compassion for us lasts throughout His discipline
and carries us into His forgiveness and redemption.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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