A time for change
“Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. Many people shall come and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.” Isaiah 2:2-4
This wonderful prophecy of Isaiah is after the rapture of the church and after the Great Tribulation period and speaks to His people, Israel.
What it says to us is that change is coming. Change is never an easy event. Change disrupts, causes confusion, and in this passage moves the religious and government centers to Jerusalem. This is a time when Christ reigns personally on the earth, a time of no war, and a time of peace.
Peace can only come through Jesus Christ. Peace in our hearts… peace in our lives. The more that we put our trust in the truth of Christ the more peace we will have. That is why daily reading from God’s Word is important. What better information to take into your mind and your heart?
It’s a matter of choice. Will we choose to walk in the truth of Christ or the lies of this world. What will we believe?
We often lie to ourselves, don’t we? Along the way we bought into lies that muffles over the gentle spirit’s call for us to walk in peace, in righteousness. Like a frog slowly baking in a pan sometimes we slowly let sin back into our lives. We need a change.
We need Christ to reign in our hearts. Christ must be the center of our lives and not ourselves and not the world’s influence. And boy do they influence and boy don’t they spread lies. Sometimes it is hard to know the truth from the lie, that is why we need the Word planted in our hearts so that we can discern good from evil and the truth from a lie.
Today, you can make a difference but we must first learn to do and live righteously. For righteous living is what our coming King loves, desires, and must demand in our lives. He wants us to change so that we can share in his peace, his love, and his righteousness.
This comes through faith and trust in Christ but it also comes from our desire to change, a willing heart. A willingness to put forth an effort, to do some work… to work on self. For Christ knows and so many will testify that our greatest joy in this life comes when we help others. Joy does not come in material things, they only get in the way, they only gather dust, they only cause worry and you know what… they will all pass away.
But people, now that is where the joy is. True, working with people can be a real pain but it really is worth it. It’s worth staying up all night with someone who had a lost. It’s worth a smile, a thank you, and the slow transformation that takes place in someone else’s heart and life because… you cared, you shared, and your encouraged.
So change and get involved in someone else’s life. You will experience the greatest sorrow, the greatest hurt, the greatest betrayal, and the greatest joy, comfort, and knowledge of having shared heart to heart and life to life!
This wonderful prophecy of Isaiah is after the rapture of the church and after the Great Tribulation period and speaks to His people, Israel.
What it says to us is that change is coming. Change is never an easy event. Change disrupts, causes confusion, and in this passage moves the religious and government centers to Jerusalem. This is a time when Christ reigns personally on the earth, a time of no war, and a time of peace.
Peace can only come through Jesus Christ. Peace in our hearts… peace in our lives. The more that we put our trust in the truth of Christ the more peace we will have. That is why daily reading from God’s Word is important. What better information to take into your mind and your heart?
It’s a matter of choice. Will we choose to walk in the truth of Christ or the lies of this world. What will we believe?
We often lie to ourselves, don’t we? Along the way we bought into lies that muffles over the gentle spirit’s call for us to walk in peace, in righteousness. Like a frog slowly baking in a pan sometimes we slowly let sin back into our lives. We need a change.
We need Christ to reign in our hearts. Christ must be the center of our lives and not ourselves and not the world’s influence. And boy do they influence and boy don’t they spread lies. Sometimes it is hard to know the truth from the lie, that is why we need the Word planted in our hearts so that we can discern good from evil and the truth from a lie.
Today, you can make a difference but we must first learn to do and live righteously. For righteous living is what our coming King loves, desires, and must demand in our lives. He wants us to change so that we can share in his peace, his love, and his righteousness.
This comes through faith and trust in Christ but it also comes from our desire to change, a willing heart. A willingness to put forth an effort, to do some work… to work on self. For Christ knows and so many will testify that our greatest joy in this life comes when we help others. Joy does not come in material things, they only get in the way, they only gather dust, they only cause worry and you know what… they will all pass away.
But people, now that is where the joy is. True, working with people can be a real pain but it really is worth it. It’s worth staying up all night with someone who had a lost. It’s worth a smile, a thank you, and the slow transformation that takes place in someone else’s heart and life because… you cared, you shared, and your encouraged.
So change and get involved in someone else’s life. You will experience the greatest sorrow, the greatest hurt, the greatest betrayal, and the greatest joy, comfort, and knowledge of having shared heart to heart and life to life!
posted by Michael Byrd at 10:33 AM
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