“Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” – 2 Kings 6:17 You’ve probably heard the saying that someone “can’t […]
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Isaiah 54:11-12 11 I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. Today’s Text: Isaiah 54:11-12 2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains
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The term ‘desolate’, can also mean, abandoned; neglected; rejected; and discarded. The pain of rejection runs very deep, and often starts way before the collapse of a person’s ‘first-love’. Rejection can start in the womb, where the pregnancy was unplanned and unwanted. Such a pregnancy is then carried in disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, and fear. These
A ‘spirit of rejection’ has a way of destroying a person’s self-esteem, confidence, dignity, self-worth, respect, and aspirations for the future. These feelings of ‘no-self-worth’ often lead to poor life choices; we begin to accept ‘anything’ and ‘anyone’ that comes our way. People of God, it is not my intention to offend anyone, I just
God uses Isaiah 54, to tell His Ancient People to start singing. However, in their current state, they had no reason to sing, because they felt as if God had rejected them. Israel felt like a ‘jilted bride’ standing at the altar in embarrassment, and humiliation. Furthermore, in verse five we read that God had