"Who would believe what we have heard? To whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? He grew up like a sapling before him, like a shoot from the parched earth; He had no majestic bearing to catch our eye, no beauty to draw us to him. He was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, knowing pain, Like one from whom you turn your face, spurned, and we held him in no esteem. Yet it was our pain that he bore, our sufferings he endured. We thought of him as stricken, struck down by God and afflicted, But he was pierced for our sins, crushed for our iniquity. He bore the punishment that makes us whole, by his wounds we were healed. We had all gone astray like sheep, all following our own way; But the LORD laid upon him the guilt of us all. Though harshly treated, he submitted and did not open his mouth; Like a lamb led to slaughter or a sheep silent before shearers, he did not open his mouth. Seized and condemned, he was taken away. Who would have thought any more of his destiny? For he was cut off from the land of the living, struck for the sins of his people." Isaiah 53:1-8
Isaiah 53 - Reparation. I am drawn once again to Isaiah, a man much like yourself as he sits and ponders, he is given foresight. Was Isaiah considered a crazy man for his writings at the time? There was no evidence of the truth he was writing. Now I ponder our vision, it is hindsight for the full story has been painted in history yet some do not believe. Do some consider us crazy for there is no apparent proof. In either case it does not matters, what does is responding to the love that is placed within your heart. To realize that God treats all equally, it is our response to Him that will determine our future life, one filled with awe and completeness or one filled with the pain of our sins. The choice is yours, seek His face, He is there. Jesus paid the price receive His full payment on your behalf.
What is God saying to me:
Dear Father, there is a deep and abiding love that is growing within, the gifts that You give are simple yet profound. I love You more today than I did yesterday and the same will be true tomorrow. Take us beyond the words Lord and paint the picture of Love within that we too might be able to give it away as Isaiah did. Open our mouths when we are asked to respond, take away the self doubt so Your glory may be revealed. I offer this day to You, it is my gift back for waking this morning. Prayers for a father being haunted by his past, Jesus enter this man and make a home within that sheds light in his works. I ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Saints, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Pray for us.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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