May the mumbling commence!
How do we react when our enemies stumble? It’s an important question. Look at an answer from Isaiah chapter
sixteen:
Moab's refugees at Sela send lambs to Jerusalem as a
token of alliance with the king of Judah.
The
women of Moab are left like homeless
birds at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River. "Help
us," they cry. "Defend us
against our enemies. Protect us from their relentless attack. Do not betray
us. Let our outcasts stay among you.
Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past." When oppression and destruction have ceased and
enemy raiders have disappeared, then David's throne will be established by love. From that throne a faithful
king will reign, one who always does what is just and right. (Verses
1-5)
Israel’s enemies are begging at the door for
quarter. How do they respond? Read from later in chapter sixteen:
Gone now is the gladness; gone is the joy of harvest. The
happy singing in the vineyards will be heard no more. The treading out of
grapes in the winepresses has ceased forever. I have ended all their harvest
joys. I will weep
for Moab. My sorrow for Kir-hareseth will be very great. On the hilltops
the people of Moab will pray in anguish to their idols, but it will do them no good. They will cry to the gods in
their temples, but no one will come to
save them.
The Lord has
already said this about Moab in the past.
But now the Lord says,
"Within three years, without fail, the glory of Moab will be ended, and
few of its people will be left alive." (Verses 10-14)
It’s a cause for weeping not jubilation. Let’s care for our enemies and pray for
them. Then, love will reign. The just and the right will be done… God’s
will.
And God will protect and keep us. Read from the end of Revelation chapter
seven:
Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, "Who
are these who are clothed in white? Where do they come from?"
And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who
knows."
Then he said to me, "These are the ones coming out
of the great tribulation. They washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made
them white. That is why they are standing in front of the
throne of God, serving him day and night in his Temple.
And he who sits
on the throne will live among them and shelter them. They will never again be hungry or thirsty,
and they will be fully protected from the scorching noontime heat. For the Lamb who stands in front of the
throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving
water. And God will wipe away all their tears." (Verses
13-17)
Only Jesus can wash us clean… so that we might serve the
Lord God day and night. All our needs
will be met. We will be protected. Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord!
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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