For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword… (Heb 4:12)
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. (Isa 55:11)
It occurs to me that there is only one step between perfect safety and total destruction. There is a line in the sand upon which the “sword bathed in heaven” (Isa 34:5) will fall… Those to one side will be safe, those to the other will be destroyed by their own sins. And those with one foot on either side? Well… They will be the first to feel it.
But those on the right… Tis the truth that has made them free! Tis the very sword that falls in judgment and brings so much destruction, that has cut their chains. I think I’m picking up a pattern here…
I think we need to shift an old slogan into a new strain and make it our own… Something like:
The Word of God–
Isaiah 27
Isaiah 20
This life is full of mountains to climb… Mountains which are supposed to make you braver, taller, stronger.
Now the path of the Just goes straight up and over. And if you climb that way very long you will certainly encounter other pilgrims with bleeding feet and throbbing hearts… But they are making progress.
Alternatively, you can follow the nicely laminated road map published by your enemies… Or sell your liberty for a gondola or subway ticket.
But before you do that, read Isaiah 20.
I read it this morning, and found out that the best of human solutions always come to the same end–
Uttermost Shame
Until His opinion is all that matters, we’re in danger of self-destruction…
Isaiah 17
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