“O Lord, you are my God: I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things: your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.”
Okay, this is a corny title, but I couldn’t think of any better title for what I want to share with you from Isaiah 25:1. Here it is: Personal – “O Lord, You are my God…” In Jesus we have a fuller understanding of this than Isaiah did. Jesus came to earth, lived, died on the cross, rose from the dead, ascended to the Father, where He intercedes on our behalf (Hebrews 7:25) and advocates for us (1 John 2:1). We have a personal relationship with Jesus. That is what the Christian faith is all about. That is why we do not call Christianity one of the world’s religions. We have a personal faith relationship with Jesus, and He works with, and through us, by the Holy Spirit. If you have a personal relationship with Jesus, you can say “O Lord, You are my God.” Praise – “I will exalt You, I will praise Your name.” It is from our personal relationship with God that we exalt and praise God. Real praise always comes deep within us. Those of us who have a personal relationship with Jesus praise God in different ways. Some worship Jesus in a lively way – so to speak. I certainly have no problem with lively worship, but I worship best in quietness. I did not say that I worship God in staidness and boredom. Worshiping my Lord quietly has deep meaning in my life. I have been in worship services with people praising God in their way and I in mine. After all, true worship comes from the heart in whatever way the Lord leads us to do it. Purpose - “For you have done wonderful things; your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.” In John 14:6 Jesus referred to Himself as “the way, the truth, and the life." In his book, Isaiah’s purpose was to share God’s “faithfulness and truth.” He faithfully shared God’s truth. Our purpose is essentially the same. Christ has called us to share His faithfulness and truth. We do this by faithfully living His truth before the world. Jesus said, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” We faithfully share Christ’s truth in word and deed. They won’t hear our words if we don’t do the deeds – so to speak. Well, those are the “P’s” in Isaiah’s “P” patch. I hope you found a message for you in it. Bro. Joe
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Linda Brooks
11/4/2016 07:30:41 pm
There was DEFINITELY a MESSAGE for me in the "P's" !!!
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11/4/2016 10:12:44 pm
Jesus, is the truth & the life!!! I hope all is well!!!
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