The Lord Be With You Today!
Isaiah 61:4They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated;
(Part of the mission that those whom the Lord has called oaks of righteousness
and who have been planted by the Lord Himself
for the display of His righteousness is that God's chosen people,
who now have been released from the captivity of their exile to Babylon,
are called to return to their homeland of promise,
to the place where the Lord had set them,
to rebuild Jerusalem and the Promised Land
that have long lain in ruins over the years the people have been absent from the land.)
they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.
(The idea here of being called to rebuild and restore
extends beyond the recent past devastation of the people's exile,
but extends to the ruins of generations past.
The Lord is telling us today that He has released us
from the exile of sin and separation from God
into the freedom of Christ's salvation and provision
and also now sends us into those past broken places
of devastation and ruin to build lives anew in Him.
Now, in our victorious release from devastation and captivity,
the Lord declares He will enable us to restore what long has been in ruins
and to destroy the generational strongholds that have bound us
so that we rebuild a new life in Him.
As we walk in His newness of life, what has been destroyed in us,
what has been ruined, will be built up and established through the strength of the Lord.
As we walk in His newness of life, what has been lost and damaged,
what has been destroyed in our lives, even over the generations of our past,will be replenished and restored.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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