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Post #355 was serious, for a change...here's my reflection/response.
Isaiah 30:15 -
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:
"In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength,
but you would have none of it."
What a beautiful warning. Your salvation comes in repentance and
rest. Rest, people. Repent, yes, and then rest. But you have forgotten to rest. I have forgotten to rest. Christian Salvation is easy - repent and rest. But that isn't enough for us. We think there must have been something left out. Maybe what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel meant to say was "Repent, volunteer as a Sunday School teacher at church, be a camp counselor, sing in the worship team, balance the church's financial record and, if there is time left over, rest, for your salvation comes through these things." It is in the times of quiet and trust that we are shown what needs to change, and we are given the strength to change it, but it is not the change that is our salvation--it is the repentance and rest. The change is an outgrowth of the repentance and rest that is our salvation.
And that spoke to me today.
Comments (4)
Amen! Great post!
RYC on my post featured on Revelife:
Very well stated, and pretty close to a bulls eye!
You're the only one who has commented that I've commented back.
Thanks,
BP
Friend I hope you're feeling alright. There is nothing quite so closed minded or mean as a person who is defending the indefensible. The person who was debating you can hold up whatever facts she claims to have, but she hasn't considered information from outside her own narrow perspective. What she doesn't know is there is more critical information than there is supportive information of her view.
Jesus was dead on the money when He said, "Do not throw pearls to pigs. They will trample them and then turn on you."
Blessings,
BP
i saw you had visited my site... and i decided to come say hi and was met with this post. I totally needed to hear this right now. Probably more like every single day of my life! :) Thank you.