Mon. Isaiah 6:1-13
God Chooses Isaiah: When did you last realize your continuing need for God’s forgiveness?
Tues. Isaiah 53
The Suffering Servant: How would you describe what Jesus did for you?
Wed. Jerem. 1:1-9
God Calls a Prophet: What do you think about God using your life?
Thurs. Jerem. 36
The Book Burning: How much risk is involved in your relationship with God?
Fri. Jerem. 38:1-13
Jeremiah in the Well: What part of your life compares in any way with Jeremiah’s time in the well?
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Monday:Isaiah saw God on his throne surrounded by seraphim who were crying "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory". When they did this the thresholds shook. Isaiah told God that he had been unclean and impure. He had lived with unclean people. A seraphim then flew to him and they touched him with a coal on his lips, healing Isaiah. God asked who He should send and Isaiah asked if he could. Every time I foul up and make a mistake, which is more often than not, I am always realizing I need forgiveness. What I need more than forgiveness, is the power to not make as many mistakes as I have been. God can forgive us eternity after eternity, for He is an all forgiving God, He will never say no. Though it pains me to hurt him repeatedly and thinking everything will be okay, He'll forgive me. It's not about forgiving, because saying Sorry means you have learned your mistake and will not repeat it again. That is when I realize I am in the constant need for His forgiving.
ReplyDeleteTuesday:The Ten Tribes in the Isles will anticipate the Almighty. The Ten Tribes must realize who they are and acknowledge the Almighty. The Jews bore the sins of others and were blamed for the faults of the Gentiles. The Messiah will be a descendant of David from the Tribe of Judah. Everything can be made better than it is. We must believe in our own potential to do good to ourselves and to others. The thing about describing what Jesus has done for us is, there is no way to describe it without either taking a month to explain in detail to capture every single thing He went through for us low life scum. Jesus went through everything for us. Sin, Pain, Humiliation, Shame, Dishonor, Cruelty, the most horrible things we could think of and then some. Be honest with yourself, you would never do anything related to what He did for anyone. If I had the strength to, I would hope I would do the same, but the results will most likely be very unlikely. I am ashamed to admit it, but I am not Jesus, nor am like in any way, shape, or form. I strive to be, but being anywhere remotely similar is nearly an impossible goal to achieve.
ReplyDeleteWednesday:God knows everything before we do. Not just a day or a week before, he knows everything that is going to happen before we are even formed in this world. He has our whole lives planned out and what we choose to do with those plans is up to us. We can either choose to follow it or do things our own way. We are put on this earth to deliver the word about God and to praise Him. That is our purpose. When we defy His plans, we are helping our enemy. I am honored God is using my life. If I were put here as a mere pawn, I would accept it graciously and would not think twice about it. Anything God does to associate Himself with us is a privilege. There are those who are not as lucky. I am thrilled beyond belief that I am apart of God's every growing army. I will march triumphantly across the enemies plains and will shout God's words across the world.
ReplyDeleteThursday:The Prophet relates in this chapter a history worthy of being remembered, and very useful to us; for he says that he wrote down by God’s command what he had previously taught in the Temple, and also that he sent that summary by Baruch to be recited in the Temple, that the report of this spread, and that the king’s counsellors called to them Baruch, and that when they heard what was written in the volume, they brought word to the king, having, however, first admonished Baruch to conceal himself, together with Jeremiah, lest the king should be exasperated against them. And so it happened, for the king, being instantly filled with indignation, ordered Jeremiah and Baruch to be taken, that they might be put to death; but they were hidden and protected through God’s favor. We shall hereafter see what the king by his obduracy had effected, even to cause the Prophet to speak more boldly against him. The risks involved with my relationship with God are too petty and unimportant enough for me to even fathom about leaving God. The only dangers I may encounter is taunting of the ignorant. I am above being sucked in to the pitiful creatures being used as slaves by the enemy. I will not falter or hesitate to believe in His existence and power.
ReplyDeleteFriday:The king wanted all of the people to fall down and worship his god at the sound of any musical instrument and if they did not then they would be punished. Every one listend except for Shadrach, Meshach and Abadnego so they were thrown into the furnace but God sent an angel to protect them and they were very thankful. God has protected me in my life by helping my parents shelter me from things I should not lay my eyes upon or, lend out my hear to, or say the things that weren't supposed to come out of my mouth. They did a great job, but I did not. I know I did not obey the things my parents or God have told me not to do. God has given me protection in so many ways that I didn't even realize it.
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