Coffee With The Lord

Today, during my time of “Coffee with the Lord”, I read a wonderful passage that speaks of a future time and wonderful reality for God’s people – A BRIGHT NEW WORLD that God establishes for His own!  All I can say is… Lord, bring it on!  We’re ready!  We need it!!  Reminded me of what Apostle Paul said, “What no eye has seen… what no ear has heard… and what no human mind has conceived… all that, God has prepared for those who love Him!”  (1 Corinthians 2.9)  “A BRIGHT NEW WORLD” … BRING IT ON LORD!!

Here is the passage from Isaiah 35 that prompted these thoughts this morning… Enjoy (or READ, REFLECT, and RELISH)!!

“The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God… Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.  And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it… Only the redeemed will walk there, and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away!” (from the New International Version)

Embedded in a prophetic section of the Bible this morning I found this little jewel … a reminder of the reliability of Scripture – the truthfulness of God’s Word!

“Search the book of the Lord and see what He will do! … For the Lord has promised this. His Spirit will make it all come true!” (Isaiah 34.16 from the New Living Translation)

You know what? I choose to believe what the Bible says!! IT’S GOD’S WORD – IT’S TRUE … AND HE’S AS GOOD AS HIS WORD!!

Sometime in our lives we will all face something that is terrifying to us – a situation that produces dread in our hearts. In Isaiah 33 God’s prophet raised that issue for God’s people Israel… The “destroyer” in this passage was probably “Assyria.”  Assyria, in the ancient world, was the early purveyor of “shock and awe” when it came to warfare. Their methods were notoriously cruel and violent. They raped, pillaged, and tortured their victims. God allowed them to be the agent of judgment upon His people for their sin…

In the face of that terrifying situation Isaiah voiced a prayer on behalf of the righteous minority in the nation… He cried out, “O LORD, be gracious to us!  We wait for you!  Be our strong arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble!” (From Isaiah 33:2)

Those words give voice to a prayer that I will need to pray someday when I face a terrifying situation. Perhaps you’re facing one right now! Perhaps it is a dreadful situation of your own making … Perhaps it isn’t.  It doesn’t matter… PRAY THAT PRAYER!!  God will help you!  He will sustain you!!  He will be “your strong arm each day and your salvation in times of trouble!”  Don’t wait any longer… Pray it!!!