God's Word Seals the Deal!

“For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills
shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.13Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”  Isaiah 55:12-13   NKJV

In this piece of scripture, Isaiah describes the wonderful day when the Messiah returns. 'You shall go out with joy and be led with peace.' And we certainly will if we are here to witness this glorious event. If not, we will be safe and sound with Jesus anyway. Isaiah gives a wonderful picture of nature celebrating and praising - imagine the mountains and the hills breaking forth into song and the trees of the field clapping and praising God. We shall be clothed in strength as we join in the Post Exilic Return, Messianic and Eschatological excitement of the world to come. It will be breathtaking to say the least. No wonder he says that we shall go out with joy! 

But that is for the future, which of course, could happen anytime, even now. Until then, it's not over yet. Times may have been difficult of late for many people - the weather and the constant rain and flooding; the economy bringing about financial worries and then to top it all, a change of government and whatever this may bring us. But think, you have made it this far and Jesus will help you get even further if you allow Him to. Let's just look at a few topics here:

Joy To possess this, one must have determination and be proactive. Things do not usually come and land at our feet, we have to get up and grab things and make it ours. For this we need the joy of the Lord which gives us the strength to exist.

Peace  Realise that God is with you in this, whatever it is. He knows the way through and will give you the courage and the willpower to overcome. Peace will yet again flow!

Praise  This breaks down doors and releases chains and barriers that have kept you penned in.

Grab hold of it and start praising Jesus.

Thankfulness  This melts God's heart.

There is another verse that was written prior to this piece off scripture:

'So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void,
but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it'.

                                                                                                   Isaiah 55:11

God's Word is backed by faith and full of power. If God has said it, it will happen. If He hasn't said it, it won't. Therefore, listen carefully to what God is telling you. Don't improvise or add to it, just take it as it is because, God's Word seals the deal. Read it again; it is God's Word that comes out of His mouth (not yours) It will accomplish what He pleases (not what pleases you) and it shall prosper in the thing for which He sent it (He sent, not you).

Sorry if this sounds strict but, God's word is strict and He wants it delivering properly. So there you have it. There's a time in the future that will affect us all but, until then, there are things that we need to do. Amen?

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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