The Lord Be With You Today!
Isaiah 59:19
From the west, people will fear the Name of the Lord,
and from the rising of the sun, they will revere His glory.
(No matter where men reside, all will see the Hand of God
intervening on behalf of His people.
His intervention will be clear and obvious,
so evident that no one can deny that it is God Himself
Who has provided victory for His people.
Even though it may seem as if the enemy has won,
even though it may seem as if unjust people get ahead,
even though it may seem we have not been vindicated,
the Lord promises His people that He will fight for them.
He declares that even those who have not submitted to His calling
will bow to His authority and glory.
Not one of us will be able to withstand
the force and the power of the Lord's revealed presence.
He will prevail. He wins. He overcomes.
No matter how difficult the situation seems,
we can be assured that the Lord will triumph.)
For He will come like a pent-up flood
that the breath of the Lord drives along.
(When the Lord chooses to make Himself known,
when He chooses to hold His people's enemies to account,
He is not subtle or delicate. He roars in with the force of a flood.
Not only does He breathe the breath of life into us,
but He also breathes out judgment as well.
He protects His people with the power of His Spirit and His Word.
God is always at work. Much of His work goes unnoticed by us.
We are either oblivious or ignorant of the work God is about.
Other times, He blatantly shouts His work from the heavens
to make sure everyone knows of it.
When He chooses to make Himself known as our Deliverer, for example,
His presence will flood the world with the wonder
of His miraculous work on our behalf.
All we have to do is look to the grand provision
of His salvation work through His Son Jesus to know that all the world
will see and know of God's intervention in the affairs of men.
Another reading of the Hebrew translates these two lines this way:
"When enemies come in like a flood,
the Spirit of the Lord will put them to flight."
Even when the enemies' attacks seem overwhelming,
when they seem to have won the day, they have no power, no standing,
in the presence of the Lord Who wages war for us.
When the Lord makes His appearance,
the enemy is beaten and put to flight in complete retreat.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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