God' Prophets Demand Justice
Advocates of Justice for All
Our Redeemer Comes
Isaiah 54:14-17 The Message
11-17 “Afflicted city, storm-battered, unpitied:
I’m about to rebuild you with stones of turquoise,
Lay your foundations with sapphires,
construct your towers with rubies,
Your gates with jewels,
and all your walls with precious stones.
All your children will have God for their teacher—
what a mentor for your children!
You’ll be built solid, grounded in righteousness,
far from any trouble—nothing to fear!
far from terror—it won’t even come close!
If anyone attacks you,
don’t for a moment suppose that I sent them,
And if any should attack,
nothing will come of it.
I create the blacksmith
who fires up his forge
and makes a weapon designed to kill.
I also create the destroyer—
but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged.
Any accuser who takes you to court
will be dismissed as a liar.
This is what God’s servants can expect.
I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.”
God’s Decree.
I’m about to rebuild you with stones of turquoise,
Lay your foundations with sapphires,
construct your towers with rubies,
Your gates with jewels,
and all your walls with precious stones.
All your children will have God for their teacher—
what a mentor for your children!
You’ll be built solid, grounded in righteousness,
far from any trouble—nothing to fear!
far from terror—it won’t even come close!
If anyone attacks you,
don’t for a moment suppose that I sent them,
And if any should attack,
nothing will come of it.
I create the blacksmith
who fires up his forge
and makes a weapon designed to kill.
I also create the destroyer—
but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged.
Any accuser who takes you to court
will be dismissed as a liar.
This is what God’s servants can expect.
I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.”
God’s Decree.
For Reflection
We
sometimes forget that God's time is not our time; that God's intentions
are not our intentions. We are not gods. Yet, we behave as though we
were. We insist, destructively, that our personal definition of God and the
path to reconciliation is the only one worth understanding.
To what extend have we, as Christians, embraced God's promise of victory? Have we adopted God's hope which is based upon God's long range view (since the beginning of time until its end, or beyond!)? As Christians we are pledged to and participate in God's plan for humanity. We ebb and flow in the Spirit as we face the squabbles of our time. However, in the end, in spite of our human endeavors to the contrary, the Spirit dwells within us and God's plan for reconciliation and the Kingdom of God will be realized because we played our part.
Acting alone, we lift the rock of religious fervor only to drop it on our toes. Let us not forget to whom and to what we are pledged. Let us not forget family to whom we belong. Let us not forget that we are not alone responsible. We live in the household of the Lord. We are God's heirs. We are Christians.
Pray
To what extend have we, as Christians, embraced God's promise of victory? Have we adopted God's hope which is based upon God's long range view (since the beginning of time until its end, or beyond!)? As Christians we are pledged to and participate in God's plan for humanity. We ebb and flow in the Spirit as we face the squabbles of our time. However, in the end, in spite of our human endeavors to the contrary, the Spirit dwells within us and God's plan for reconciliation and the Kingdom of God will be realized because we played our part.
Acting alone, we lift the rock of religious fervor only to drop it on our toes. Let us not forget to whom and to what we are pledged. Let us not forget family to whom we belong. Let us not forget that we are not alone responsible. We live in the household of the Lord. We are God's heirs. We are Christians.
Pray
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