Wish I knew...

Wish I knew...
Current mood: enlightened
Category: Blogging

Isaiah 58:6-12
"6 I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?

7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe him,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

9 Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
"If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,

10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.

11 The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.

12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins
and will raise up the age-old foundations;
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,
Restorer of Streets with Dwellings."
Isn't it just like my God, that in the midsts of my seeking a basis for righteous indignation, I am confronted with my responsibility of how to act, where to go from here, and how to bring forth the blessing of God by following His very clear instruction?!?! (Yes, it is...)

Don't get me wrong, I am furious! And I believe I have a right to be! Not only has God pointed out how I should treatothers, but how I should be treated...If I do not turn away from my own flesh and blood (vs 7), then He will be my REAR GUARD (vs 8) protecting me from another attack or knife in the back if you will, and healing, strengthening, and rebuilding WILL occur (vs 8,11-12)...in the mean-time, however, we/I am to continue my calling and ministry unchanged (vs 7, 10) and for the hard part...let go of malice and finger-pointing (vs 9).

Am I ready for that last part? NO, NO, NOOOOO! But it is required for not only MY healing, but for the strengthening and rebuilding of His Church...My Area of ministry...my calling...my community!

Make no mistake in understanding that point as I try to drive it home to my own mind what God is actually telling me here... My letting go is required for the greater good of an entire community, ministry, calling, etc. Not just will the "streets" be repaired, but the streets will be RESTORED with DWELLINGS! That brings about FULL RESTORATION of a PEOPLE!!!!

He is asking me not to give up or give in, but to give it over to Him as He protects my "rear" :)...Who better to cover me?


I have shared enough of my personal lesson for now,
staying under His protection for a while...
Terah

PS Pray that I keep this at the front of my mind for a little while :)