"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:8-11 He compares it to a process of nature. When it rains or snows, the water or frozen ice come from above and water the earth. In the winter that snow remains on the ground but in spring it begins to thaw and that water gets sucked into the earth. The same with the rain; the rains comes down and waters the earth and new life begins to spring forth from the ground. God's word brings life into your spirit. Whatever He has promised you, it shall come to pass because His word does not return to Him void. He cannot lie and what He says He will do, He does. It's like the rain that waters the seeds that are planted in the ground. It nurtures the seed till it brings forth its fruit. The word that God planted in your life will bring forth its fruit! You will be what He says you will be. You will do what He has called you to do. He will bless you and strengthen you, restore you and use you to bless others, just as He said He would. His word always has a purpose. It is not empty or without worth. His word does what He sends it to do. It does not return to Him without first accomplishing what He sent it out to do! Isn't that awesome?! To know that no matter what your current situation is, God made you a promise and He will keep it. He does not lie!! It's not in His nature! He is a life giver and a promise keeper. His word is faithful and true and you can count on it coming to pass. His word gives life!! Did you know that when God speaks a word into your life it gives you purpose? That word must be fulfilled! And it will because it cannot return to Him void. Be encouraged. Whatever God has spoken into your life will be because He loves you and has mercy on you. He forgave you, washed you, gave you new clothes, and transformed you into who you are now. He will finish the work He started in you. Believe it, receive it, and count on it! God bless you!
I love the comparison in these verses. God does not think as we do. He knows the future and He knows the plans that He has for us. His ways are not like ours. We make mistakes, He doesn't. One thing is for sure, God is faithful.
In these verses, God is telling us that what we have in mind for ourselves is nothing close to what He has in mind. He has created us with purpose and He has a plan for our lives. What we have planned for ourselves is not what God has planned for us. The methods that we use to achieve and accomplish our goals are not the methods that God uses.
Monday, August 10, 2009
His Word is not Void
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Calling on Jesus
NAMES OF JESUS ATTORNEY My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. 1 John 2:1 LAMB OF GOD The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life. John 11:25 SHEPHERD AND GUARDIAN OF SOULS Once you were like sheep 1 Peter 2:25 JUDGE And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all—the living and the dead. Acts 10:42 LORD OF LORDS For at just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords. 1 Timothy 6:15 MAN OF SORROWS He was despised and rejected— Isaiah 53:3 HEAD OF THE CHURCH For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. Ephesians 5:23 TEACHER Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Matthew 8:19 TRUE AND FAITHFUL WITNESS "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning Revelation 3:14 ROCK And all of them drank the same spiritual water. For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4 HIGH PRIEST Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:20 DOOR Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. John 10:9 LIVING WATER Jesus replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water." John 4:10 BREAD OF LIFE Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35 ROSE OF SHARON I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. Songs of Solomon 2:1 ALPHA AND OMEGA "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." Revelation 22:13 TRUE VINE "I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener." John 15:1 MESSIAH " Know therefore and understand, Daniel 9:25 HOLY Saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!" Mark 1:24 GOOD SHEPHERD "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep." John 10:11 LIGHT OF THE WORLD Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:12 MEDIATOR For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5 BELOVED To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:6 BRANCH There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, Isaiah 11:1 CARPENTER Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" So they were offended at Him. Mark 6:3 IMAGE OF GOD INVISIBLE He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Colossians 1:15 THE WORD In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 CORNERSTONE Having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone. Ephesians 2:20 SAVIOR For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 SERVANT "Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, Matthew 12:18 AUTHOR AND CONSUMER OF OUR FAITH Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 ALMIGHTY "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelations 1:8 ETERNAL FATHER For unto us a Child is born, Isaiah 9:6 LION OF JUDAH But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals." Revelation 5:5 I AM Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." John 8:58 BRIDEGROOM And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. Matthew 9:15 KING OF KINGS Which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords. 1 Timothy 6:15 PRINCE OF PEACE Isaiah 9:6 ONLY BEGOTTEN SON For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 ADMIRABLE COUNSELOR Isaiah 9:6 IMMANUEL "Behold, Matthew 1:23 SON OF MAN "Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." Matthew 20:28 THE AMEN Revelation 3:14 KING OF THE JEWS And the inscription of His accusation was written above: Mark 15:26 PROPHET So the multitudes said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee." Matthew 21:11 ANCHOR This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil. Hebrews 6:19 MORNING STAR "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star." Revelation 22:16 THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.
who wandered away.
But now you have turned to your Shepherd,
the Guardian of your souls.
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.
of God's new creation."
They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.
That from the going forth of the command
To restore and build Jerusalem
Until Messiah the Prince,
There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks;
The street shall be built again, and the wall,
Even in troublesome times."
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
My Beloved
in whom My soul is well pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He will declare justice to the Gentiles."
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us."
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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