Isaiah 46: 11 From the east
I summon a bird of prey;
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned, that I will do.
12 Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted,
you who are now far from my righteousness.
13 I am bringing my righteousness near,
it is not far away;
and my salvation will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,
my splendor to Israel.
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned, that I will do.
12 Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted,
you who are now far from my righteousness.
13 I am bringing my righteousness near,
it is not far away;
and my salvation will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,
my splendor to Israel.
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“I will be there in about forty five minutes” I said. When I
jumped on the road there was road construction and I made it to my destination
thirty minutes late. “I will buy a new suit” I thought to myself. On my way home, my transmission went out and
I no longer had the funds to buy anything for a long time. My predictions don’t
always come true.
- Some things are out of my control.
- Some circumstances are not mine to predict.
- Some situations pop up that I could never foresee.
Even when I planned ahead and walked the line as carefully as
I could, it seemed like some “unforeseen” circumstance would appear that was
out of my control which would make me have unresolved worry. What was I to do?
- GOD says to me “Depend only on MY plans for what I have said that I will bring about.”
- GOD says to me “Place your trust in ME for what I have planned that I will do.”
- GOD says to me “Listen to ME, you stubborn-hearted, you who are now far from MY righteousness, I AM bringing MY righteousness near, it is not far away.”
Trust in GOD means I have to drop my stubbornness to follow
HIS plan. HE is the only one who can save me. I have no ability within myself
to get where I am going. GOD can choose to send me here and there and I must be
willing to go where HE leads me. HIS salvation is far greater than anything I
can do. I place my trust in HIM.
- What do you place your trust in?
- Are you filled with mistrust, fear and doubt?
- Can you drop your stubbornness and your fight and place your trust in GOD?
- Will you look to HIM for HIS nearby salvation?
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