Christian Commitment
in Today's World Isaiah 55:6-13 (he Message)
6-7Seek God while he's here to be found,
pray to him while he's close at hand.
Let the wicked abandon their way of life
and the evil their way of thinking.
Let them come back to God, who is merciful,
come back to our God, who is lavish with forgiveness.
8-11"I don't think the way you think.
The way you work isn't the way I work."
God's Decree.
"For as the sky soars high above earth,
so the way I work surpasses the way you work,
and the way I think is beyond the way you think.
Just as rain and snow descend from the skies
and don't go back until they've watered the earth,
Doing their work of making things grow and blossom,
producing seed for farmers and food for the hungry,
So will the words that come out of my mouth
not come back empty-handed.
They'll do the work I sent them to do,
they'll complete the assignment I gave them.
12-13"So you'll go out in joy,
you'll be led into a whole and complete life.
The mountains and hills will lead the parade,
bursting with song.
All the trees of the forest will join the procession,
exuberant with applause.
No more thistles, but giant sequoias,
no more thornbushes, but stately pines—
Monuments to me, to God,
living and lasting evidence of God."
For Reflection
You want evidence of God? Look in the mirror of your past. Look closely. See the evidence of His lavish forgiveness. See how he put you in the right place when you found yourself in the wrong place. See how he lead you into the light. Look to the good.
Rejoice in the presence of the living God. Praise him for the grace which lead you to Hope. Pray that the words he sent complete His assignment in you.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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