Good day Beloved of God in Christ Jesus. It’s another brand new day.
We give glory to God for the privilege of life and for His unending mercy and grace upon us always. Praise God!
STUDYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE – PART 473
Isaiah Chapter 65 concluded…
We learnt yesterday about the hypocrisy of the Jews, especially the religious leaders who preach do as I say and not as I do.
They appear religious to people. In fact, they condemn others for what they considered to be permissible for them.
Funny enough, it was those who didn’t even know God before (i.e the Gentiles) that became accepted before God.
In our today’s message, we want to conclude this chapter by looking into how God decided to save the remnants that believed the Message. We can see that from verses 8 till 16.
Isaiah 65:8,16 TPT
Here is what Yahweh says: “As new wine is found in the cluster, and someone says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,’ that’s what I will do for my servants’ sake. I will not destroy them all.
[16] For whoever pronounces a blessing on the earth will do so in the name of the God of Faithfulness. And whoever swears by an oath on the earth will invoke the name of the God of Faithfulness. The failures of the past will be forgotten; they will be hidden from my eyes.
In saving the remnants, God decided to create a new heaven and a new earth. Again, these are simply metaphorical statements to describe eternal life with God given to those who have believed and received the Gospel of Salvation.
Let’s see more of the features of this new earth, which were figuratively described below…
Isaiah 65:17-18,21,23-25 TPT
“Look! I am creating entirely new heavens and a new earth! They will be so wonderful that no one will even think about the old ones anymore!
Apostle John saw this in Revelation 21:1
[1]And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Also Peter writes about it too in 2Peter 3:12-13
Let’s continue with Isaiah 65.
[18] As you wait for the reality of what I am creating, be filled with joy and unending gladness! Look! I am ready to create Jerusalem as a source of sheer joy, and her people, an absolute delight!
[21] People will build their own houses to live in, and they will not be taken over by someone else. They will plant their own vineyards to enjoy, and they will not be confiscated by someone else. They will live long lives, like age-old trees, and my chosen ones will enjoy to the fullest the work of their hands throughout their lives.
[23] They will neither work in vain for someone else, nor will their children face disaster for they will be children and grandchildren who are blessed by Yahweh.
[24] Before they even call out to me, I will answer them; before they’ve finished telling me what they need, I’ll have already heard.
[25] The wolf and the lamb will graze side by side and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and the serpent’s food will be dust. There will be neither violence nor murder on my entire holy mountain of Zion,” says Yahweh.
The truth is, eternal life with God is beyond what human mouth can describe or what human mind can comprehend. Have you made up your mind to be there?
Remember the Passport is: You confess with your mouth, Christ Jesus and believe in your heart that he died and resurrected as an atonement for your sins. This is what leads to genuine repentance (in Greek transliteration, it means changing the way you think). When the way you think changes, then your attitude and character changes to conform to God’s nature.
From there, you keep growing in the Word of God and keep on serving God through serving humanity in Love. This is what gives you reward at the Bema seat of judgement.
2 Corinthians 5:10
[10]For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
To be continued…Praise God.
Prayers: By the authority in the name of Jesus:
👉I declare no one on this platform will be disqualified at the Bema seat when rewards for service will be given, in Jesus name.
👉The wisdom for godly living and faithful service, God will grant unto everyone reading this, in Jesus name.
👉I pray for those looking up to God for healing, for new job, fruit of the womb, who to marry, etc, receive your miracles right now, in Jesus name.
Bible readings for today: Reflection time on all the Chapters you have read so far from the past six days and covering of missed Chapters.
I call you blessed now and always.
Tuesday July 14, 2020 (DDMI)
