- Their slain shall be cast out, and the stench of their corpses shall rise; the mountains shall flow with their blood. All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree. Isaiah 34:3-4 – I know, not the most uplifting passage today, but I felt we needed to unpack this. This is simply the result of God withholding His blessing and protection. Without God there is nothing good. Just understand this is the type of future ahead for those who don’t let Jesus forgive them of their sin. God doesn’t want any to have to feel the brunt of His wrath, which is why He sent Jesus to do all that He did. Let’s have a heart that longs for no one to feel that wrath of life without God. Live a witness everywhere you go, pray for opportunities to talk about Jesus with others, and when the time comes share all that you can about the life and love of Jesus with whoever you can. God made His love available to all and all that remains is someone to share it with them. That’s where you come in. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1235
- Seek and read from the book of the Lord: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without her mate. For the mouth of the Lord has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them. Isaiah 34:16 – Isaiah here speaks a unique message to his listeners and readers. He challenges them to take up these scrolls and see how what he has been given from the Lord has already begun coming true. To take up the scrolls after the coming events, and compare the words on the scroll to the events that took place, and all would see these were accurate words of the Lord. For us today centuries beyond Isaiah, we have the blessing of being able to seek and read from the book of the Lord like Isaiah challenged us to. We can see how accurate the prophecies were and how they were fulfilled each time. If then the words were fulfilled so accurately about the events to take place in Isaiah’s time, we should then believe the words will also be fulfilled accurately about the event to place in the end times. When we think about Jesus’ return, the coming judgment on the world, and the new life for those who follow Him, we ought to live in an expectancy for such things to take place. That means we live with a boldness and confidence when the enemy begins to attack for we know his defeat told to us in scripture will be true. This also means we live with a passion for the Gospel for we don’t want anyone to taste the troubles to comes for all that don’t know Jesus. While not a new thought, let’s lean into together today…If Jesus returned today, how would you want to be living for Him? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2701
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