The Lord Be With You Today!
Isaiah 61:7aInstead of your shame you will receive a double portion,
(The Lord proclaims that He will replace
our sin and shame and suffering with His great reward.
A double portion in the Bible was reserved as the inheritance
that the Israelite father gave his first-born son
who carried a special role in the father's eyes and in the family dynamics.
This son would carry on the family name and honor,
and so he received this double mantle of blessing from the father.
We also have a special role in the family of the Lord.
Because we carry His Name, because of His great love and delight in us,
the Lord, our Father, gives us His double blessing,
blessing upon blessing upon blessing, blessing that is heaped up over us.)
and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance.
(Where we deserve to reap shame and dishonor,
because of God's great love and mercy covering us,
we will reap, instead, victory and honor.
We can live and rejoice in the inheritance
of redemption and salvation and mercy and hope and joy and victory and provision
with which the Lord envelopes us and showers over us today.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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