Isaiah 60

Praise be to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. We give you all the praise and honor LORD God. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD God, the Creator of heaven and earth. We thank you God for all that You have been to us and all that You continue to be to us in the name of Jesus. Give us understanding and knowledge as we read the Word and may Your holy name be glorified in our lives in the name of Jesus, Amen. Thank you LORD.

Today's lead Word is from Isaiah 60:16-18 (NKJV)

"16.You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, and milk the breast of the kings; you shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17.Instead of bronze I will bring gold, instead of iron I will bring silver, instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. I will also make your officers peace, and your magistrates righteousness.

18.Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise."

AMEN, thank you LORD.

At this stage, I'm sure we can agree that the book of Isaiah has many beautiful chapters and this is also one of my favourites. There are many of the LORD's promises in this chapter and I encourage you to read it when you have a chance.

In this chapter, the LORD God is re assuring His people of His deliverance which is ultimately the manifestation of His glory upon their lives after an arguably difficult season.

The LORD says, "Arise. shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the LORD will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you." (Isaiah 60:1-2 NKJV).

As we have seen in previous posts, God does not just speak words because He is bored. He speaks the Word because His intent is to perform that Word in order for His glory to be revealed. In Isaiah 60, God is speaking life, hope and the manifestation of His Word to His people who may have been troubled by different circumstances in the world. In the above verses, the LORD God, says He is their Redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob. He also promises to make His people's officers peace and their magistrates righteousness. Now, one may probably not see the need for peace as a prayer point yet alone an officer at that. Yet on the other hand, there is another who gladly receives the LORD's promise of His peace as their officer because they know what it means to not have peace.

Apostle Paul, who wrote several letters to the church in the New Testament had previously een a practitioner of the law. I believe he understood first hand what it meant to be approved by God on the basis of faith as opposed to seeking to be made right by God based on the law based on his previous experience as a religous leader and pharisee. Before grace, he persecuted believers of the early church and after receiving the grace of God in Christ Jesus, he loved and edified believers of the early church and to this day. The crux of all of this is sometimes learned experience will give you a better appreciation of the LORD's promises.

As a result, we see that there is no longer violence, wasting and destruction in the land but only the LORD's salvation and praise as the people by faith through grace behold the Son, Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. Amen.

I'll end with this Word found in 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 (NKJV)

"13.But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,

14.to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."

AMEN, thank you LORD.

Invitation to salvation: If you would like to get to know this ever faithful God who honors those who honor Him, and keeps His promises to His children without changing His mind, I invite you to make this confession that invites you to new covenant of love that is found in the precious blood of Jesus Christ where we get to have a personal relationship with God, the Father where His heart to lead, to be an ever present help and guide you as His child is found when you choose Jesus Christ, His only Son as your Lord and Saviour.

Please speak the words below:

"I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that; Jesus Christ, the Son of God came in a human body to die for my sins so that I could have a new life where I am dead to sin and alive to God. I repent of my past sins and enter the Kingdom of light where I choose relationship with Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour and with God as my loving Father today and forever." AMEN.