Isaiah 33: 2, 3 “O Lord, be gracious to us, we have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. At the noise of the tumult the people will flee; when You lift Yourself up the nations shall be scattered.”
Dear God,
Thank You for the beautiful start to the day, and that I can freely and openly seek You at the beginning of this new day. Thank You for teaching me to love and serve You, and that I also can do that freely. Please again today, be my strength and fortress, as was the case for Your faithful children, in the times of Isaiah. You spoke through Isaiah to the Israelite enemies, as found in verse 10, “But the Lord says to our enemies, ‘I will be exalted. I will yet bring honour to my name.” and verse 13 “Everyone far and near will hear what I have done and will acknowledge My power.” Finally the wrong doers in Zion were afraid and asked “who can live in the midst of a devouring fire and survive? Who can live in the sight of God and not be consumed?”
This scenario seems so similar to what is foretold in scripture for those who are faithful to You (referred to as spiritual Israel) are to face when passing through the last days on this earth: with the great wickedness, spiritual apostasy, and backsliding away from You, as in the times of Isaiah now evident all about us. Many say that they are in these foretold times right now! I cannot disagree with their assessment, as the news unfolds daily.
Please God, preserve me unto Yourself, so that my eyes will be open to all You offer, and to the evils around me. I pray that in Your strength, I will have none with compromise and instead be all for learning of You and growing not only to love You truly with my whole heart, but will have put on Your full armour of protection against the devils attacks, so that I will not be overwhelmed or seduced by the devil. Then we, Your spiritual children, will be as described in Isaiah 33:15 “He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, he who despises the gain of oppression’s, who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, who stops his ears from hearing bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil.” More than in any previous time period, we are at risk of hearing bloodshed and seeing evil, as the popular entertainment media bombard all those who choose to hear and listen, with such sound and scenes. I feel so sad when I think that for many they are literally experiencing the horrors of war and persecution.
May we never close our eyes, ears and heart to the different horror situations others are in? Thankfully as we pray daily, You will as promised keep us tender toward others, by Your love imparted to us.
I ask today God, that You will cause me to be wise in what I expose myself to, from what is available on the media and airwaves. I ask You to strengthen and empower me, so that I can turn my back on anything that is offensive to You, and would allow the devil to draw me from a true and full allegiance to You, the Almighty God.
God, all scripture reveals that You want us to be righteous and all provision is made for us to be able to be so, as You teach us and equip us so we know and can do Your will, which is to walk righteously: refusing to be consistently evil in thought and deed.
Lord please fill me with Your Spirit now.
Amen