Upon the land of My people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; Until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. (Isaiah 32:13-15)
GOD promises the people of Israel that when they reject Him Judgment would come upon the land and the city, especially Jerusalem. This was borne out in the attacks of the Assyrians, the Babylonians and finally the Romans. Until GOD began a new work in the city and nation Israel was not known, and now Israel is a nation again. Jerusalem is a great city; waiting that coming day when it will once again be the center of GOD's Kingdom.
But until that day, while GOD has never forgotten or forsaken Israel or Jerusalem, His attention is on another people. The people of GOD in this current age of the gentiles are the Church, the Bride of Christ. But a particular congregation of the Church can be cast aside because of its rebellion against the Word of GOD. GOD can remove His Spirit from the fellowship, just not from a believer, and put out the candlestick of His power within that church. Whether the church closes the doors or not, GOD may no longer be within the walls, He may be outside knocking to get in.
But for the lost person who does not know GOD, who has never received Jesus Christ by Faith GOD is still waiting for you to surrender to Him on His terms and be born again. He is not willing that any should perish, and calls you to come to the knowledge of the Truth. The truth that GOD loves you, and desires a relationship with you, but your sIn is in the way, and it has already been judged guilty and separated you from a Holy and Righteous GOD. The Creator of the Universe became a man and took our place on the Cross of Calvary. If you believe His Word, and let Him take your life and give you His, you will be a new creature in Christ, and live eternally. Not just a future promise, but a everlasting life that begins now.
If you are a child of GOD, be obedient to live the Gospel you believe and share it as you go.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
But until that day, while GOD has never forgotten or forsaken Israel or Jerusalem, His attention is on another people. The people of GOD in this current age of the gentiles are the Church, the Bride of Christ. But a particular congregation of the Church can be cast aside because of its rebellion against the Word of GOD. GOD can remove His Spirit from the fellowship, just not from a believer, and put out the candlestick of His power within that church. Whether the church closes the doors or not, GOD may no longer be within the walls, He may be outside knocking to get in.
But for the lost person who does not know GOD, who has never received Jesus Christ by Faith GOD is still waiting for you to surrender to Him on His terms and be born again. He is not willing that any should perish, and calls you to come to the knowledge of the Truth. The truth that GOD loves you, and desires a relationship with you, but your sIn is in the way, and it has already been judged guilty and separated you from a Holy and Righteous GOD. The Creator of the Universe became a man and took our place on the Cross of Calvary. If you believe His Word, and let Him take your life and give you His, you will be a new creature in Christ, and live eternally. Not just a future promise, but a everlasting life that begins now.
If you are a child of GOD, be obedient to live the Gospel you believe and share it as you go.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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