“Then you will say on that day,
‘I will give thanks to You, O Lord;
For although You were angry with me,
Your anger is turned away,
And You comfort me.
Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
For the Lord God is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.’
Therefore you will joyously draw water
From the springs of salvation.
And in that day you will say,
‘Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name.
Make known His deeds among the peoples;
Make them remember that His name is exalted.’
Praise the Lord in song, for He has done excellent things;
Let this be known throughout the earth.
Cry aloud and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.” (Isaiah 12:1-6 NASB1995)
The context here, as best as I understand it, beginning with
chapter 10, is that rulers of the people were enacting evil statutes and they
were making unjust decisions so as to deprive the needy of justice and to rob
the poor of God’s people of their rights. And so God used another nation as the
rod of his anger against a godless nation who did these evil things. But as a
result of the judgment of God, a remnant of the people of God, who were giving
loyalty and devotion to the crooked rulers, stopped relying on these other
humans and they now relied fully on the Lord, “the Holy One of Israel.”
And what this reminds me of is where we are today in the
world, and in many nations in the world, and their people who profess faith in
Jesus Christ but who are putting their faith and trust in human flesh, in the
rulers of the people, rather than putting their faith and trust in God, and in
God alone. And some of these rulers are like the ones of Isaiah’s day who are
enacting evil statutes and who are making unjust decisions so as to deprive the
needy of justice, and to rob the poor, and who plunder the widows and orphans.
And many Christians are giving them their undivided loyalties and devotion.
And I believe God will come in judgment on any people who
claim him as their only God but who give their worship to evil kings and rulers
who are deliberately doing evil against their own people. And he will judge the
evil rulers, too. But from this time of judgment a remnant of those claiming
God as their only God, and/or Jesus Christ as their Lord, will reject the
loyalties and devotion they gave to these who enact evil statutes and who make unjust
decisions that will harm their people, and they will truly worship God –
Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – as their only Lord.
And I believe this parallels over to the teachings in the
book of Revelation regarding these last days before the return of Christ, when
God will judge the people of the earth, including those who claim him as Lord
but who are not living for the Lord. But these judgments will certainly impact
all people who live on the earth who live in these nations. And the book of
Revelation indicates that some people will come to faith in Jesus Christ during
the tribulation, and that some will make their hearts right with God during
that time, but they will be a remnant, in the minority, not the majority.
And all those who will come under the judgment of God, but
who repent of their sins, and who now obey God with their lives, will have
salvation from sin and the hope of eternal life with God. But all who remain
stubbornly in their sins, who do not repent, and who do not obey God, will not
have salvation from sin nor eternal life with God, even if they give lip
service to the Lord Jesus and they say that they believe in him. For to believe
in Jesus is to die with him to sin and to obey his commandments, in practice.
And among all who believe in Jesus Christ, in truth and in
righteousness, should be those who will make known the deeds of God among the
peoples. And this can be done in songs, in poetry, in writing devotionals, in
video talks, in public speaking, or in sharing the gospel with people face to
face, depending upon our circumstances and the availability we have to the
people to get the message of the gospel of our salvation out to as many as
possible.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John
6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1
Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32;
Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 12:1-2;
1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
Should I Not Preach Jesus
Based off 1 Corinthians 9:16-10:13
An Original Work /
July 4, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Woe to me should I
not preach Jesus.
I’m compelled to
preach the full gospel.
I make myself a
slave to ev’ryone
To win their hearts
to Christ.
All this I do for my
Lord Jesus,
And for the sake of
His Name;
Do it for the sake
of His gospel,
So that I, its
blessings gain.
Scripture notates
the sins of others;
Written down for us
as examples
To keep us from
setting our hearts
On evil as did those
of old.
Do not worship other
gods of man;
Do not give your
hearts to them;
Not partake in
immorality.
Do not test your
Lord and King.
So, be careful if
you think you are
Standing firm in your faith in Jesus.
God has given his
word to warn us,
So through faith we
will not fall.
No temptation has
o’ertaken you
Except what is
commonplace.
God is faithful to
not let you be
Tempted past what
you can bear.
He gives the way of
escape.
God is My Salvation
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