May the mumbling commence!
God is the Great Provider. God is our Rock. Let’s trust in the Lord for all our
needs. God is good. Read from Isaiah chapter twenty-five:
But to the poor,
O Lord, you are a refuge from the storm. To the needy
in distress, you are a shelter from the
rain and the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a
storm beating against a wall, or like the relentless heat of the desert. But you silence
the roar of foreign nations. You cool
the land with the shade of a cloud. So the boastful songs of ruthless
people are stilled.
In Jerusalem, the Lord
Almighty will spread a wonderful feast
for everyone around the world. It will be a delicious feast of good food, with clear, well-aged wine and choice
beef. In that day he will remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of
death that hangs over the earth. He
will swallow up death forever! The
Sovereign Lord will wipe away all tears. He will remove forever all insults and mockery
against his land and people. The Lord has spoken! (Verses
4-8)
The oppression of humanity will not
outlast God’s love. Storms will be
calmed. Shelter will be abundant. The raging of the nations will be silenced…
stilled.
And just look at what the Lord has
prepared! A wonderful feast for everyone
is spread before us. Good food
aplenty! And the pall of death will be
forever lifted. The gaping jaws of death
will be swallowed up. No more tears! No more insults or mockery!
What a promise to look forward
to! Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!
The battle is won. Read from
Revelation chapter twelve:
Then there was war in
heaven. Michael and the angels under his command fought the dragon and his
angels. And the dragon lost the battle and was forced out of
heaven. This great dragon – the ancient
serpent called the Devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world – was
thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,
"It has happened at last – the
salvation and power and kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ!
For the Accuser has been thrown down to earth – the one who accused our
brothers and sisters before our God day and night. And
they have defeated him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of their
testimony. And they were not afraid to die. Rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens,
rejoice! But terror will
come on the earth and the sea. For the Devil has come down to you in great
anger, and he knows that he has little time." (Verses 7-12)
God wins. It’s that simple. God wins through the sacrifice of the
Lamb. God wins through the testimony of
angels and humanity. God wins when we
are willing to do the will of the Lord despite mortal danger.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
And beware. The devil knows his time is limited. And Satan wants to take down as many people
with him as he can.
So let’s choose a side. I don’t know about you, but I choose the Lord…
the winning side.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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