This morning when I went to sad my bible I felt lead to go to the book of Isaiah. Here is what I read
3 It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve, 4 that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:
“How the oppressor has ceased,
The golden[a] city ceased!
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;
6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
They break forth into singing.
8 Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you,
And the cedars of Lebanon,
Saying, ‘Since you were cut down,
No woodsman has come up against us.’
The golden[a] city ceased!
5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;
6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
They break forth into singing.
8 Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you,
And the cedars of Lebanon,
Saying, ‘Since you were cut down,
No woodsman has come up against us.’
This really spoke to me, I felt as I was reading the first part, verse 3 where it says "the hard bondage" I thought about the hard stuff that I have been dealing with. Not just a little patch or small valley in my life but a continual ongoing issue that has been present most of my adult life, and all of my childhood, And no matter how hard I worked at it, it still was never really resolved. I felt the Lord saying to me there is rest from that, it will cease, the Lord has broken that off of my life and there is rest and peace!
Hallelujah!
I really wanted to share this with you because I know it is not just for me. If you are going through something you feel like you are a slave to, like there is no rest in dealing with that particular area of your life or that problem or issue. God wants you to know that He has freed you from that. All we must do is recognize that He has, and thank Him for it.
The scripture above is actually a "proverb", a song. The last part of verse 4 thru 8 (and past that in the bible I only went to verse 8) is something the people were to sing.
When we sing or say something we do it to remind ourselves....the chorus of a song, because we like the words or to remind us of something or someone special. When we say something, (and i am totally one to do this ask my family and friends) we say something out loud to remind ourselves to do something or talk ourselves through the steps of what we happen to be doing at that moment.
The same is true with the Word of God. We are to say it to remind ourselves of His promises to us.
So if you are in need, or have some bondage you need broken off your life, first thank the Lord He has broken that from your life and then SAY to yourself, you are free from that. It will not effect you life anymore. Sing about how the Lord has given you rest.
I challenge you today dear friend, to look to what the Lord has done for you and think on those things, not the circumstances you "see" but focus on what He HAS already accomplished for you! Move into your rest.
Heavenly Father, I thank you for for Word today,
I thank you that your Word has no beginning and no end,
it is good for us today and works throughout any time and space
that we may encounter.
Father, help us to recognize all the things you have accomplished
for us and to walk them out in our daily lives, help us to remember to sing and to say that we are Free from that which has kept us in bondage. Help us to live out our days focused on you Lord and what you would have us to do and say, not focused on our circumstances.
We praise you and thank you for loving us unconditionally,
no matter what.
In Jesus Name AMEN!
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