Wednesday – December 20, 2023, Tevet 8, 5784
Good morning or good day dear saints of God and welcome back to this engaging study of the Bible Book of Isaiah. As we prepare to plunge into our study, please take a moment and share this teaching as widely as possible. This year is nearly spent, did we spend it well?
Ephesians 5:15-17 (KJV)
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
The term “redeeming the time” means to use the time wisely. Does this passage describe you and me?
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Now, let’s turn our attention to our primary Bible text continuing to read out loud. Yes, out loud, you know why.
Isaiah 48:12-16 (GW)
12 Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called. I am the one. I am the first and the last.
13 My hand laid the foundation of the earth. My right hand stretched out the heavens. When I call for them, they both stand.
14 Gather together, all of you, and listen. What idol has revealed such things? The LORD loves Cyrus. He will carry out the LORD’S plan against Babylon. He will use his strength against the Babylonians.
15 I alone have spoken. I have called him. I will bring him here, and he will succeed.
16 Come here. Listen to this: From the beginning I have spoken nothing in private. From the time it took place, I was there. Now the Almighty LORD has sent me and his Spirit.
The Lord is saying, I got a guy coming that will be my human hand in freeing and re-establishing My people. He just doesn’t tell them it is 150 to 200 years in the future. It will take that long for righteousness to return to Israel. First it was Zerubbabel to rebuild the Temple, then Nehemiah to rebuild the walls. I would ask, does any of this pertain to us, the modern body of Christ? Yes, we, who claim Christ as Lord and Savior are taken captive, the Church is in shambles and the walls are in a are in ruin. It was common during the peak of the pandemic for “Christians” to be promoting 2 Chronicles 7:14.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
The land and the Church have gone from bad to worse, so what gives? Even now I see longtime Christians calling for the Church to pray for God to heal the land. Then, during the pandemic and now the prime ingredient is left out, which is repentance. As I have pointed out many times, the Church has no idea of what they need to repent. The answer is always the same. Unbelief and a lack of love. It was true for this ancient people and it is true today.
Lord willing, I will pick up right here tomorrow.
Authored by: Dr. David R. Wood, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
2 Chronicles 20:20 b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (KJV)
13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
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