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Prevailing Prayer

Hezekiah models a wonderful prayer for us in the first part of Isiah 37. When the enemies came in with power and intimidation, Hezekiah laid it out before the Lord and called on the One he knew was really in charge of all things. The resultant words and events proved his prayer was on point.

Isaiah 37:21–22 (ESV) Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, 22 this is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning him:...

Notice the phrase from God. "Because you have prayed to me". Israel had begun to turn to Egypt for help. The temptation was to trust the powers of politics. But sometimes God lets the enemy do something we know our earthly ambitions have no power against and we are left with prayer. It is then we learn that prayer is what we should have been practicing all along. Let us note also that the WORD of the Lord comes after Isaiah prays!

God is now full tilt against the braggadocious king of Assyria:

Isaiah 37:23 (ESV) “‘Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes to the heights? Against the Holy One of Israel!

I love that line from the Lord. Prayer identifies us with God. He fights as our representative when we pray to Him.

Then God speaks of Assyria as He sees Assyria - as a tool in His hand that He has the power to control and has been using all along.

Isaiah 37:26–27 (ESV) “‘Have you not heard that I determined it long ago? I planned from days of old what now I bring to pass, that you should make fortified cities crash into heaps of ruins, 27 while their inhabitants, shorn of strength, are dismayed and confounded, and have become like plants of the field and like tender grass, like grass on the housetops, blighted before it is grown.

The king of Assyria thought his military might and genius brought him victory. It was the Lord. This was planned and Isaiah knew it as God's prophet long ago. Back in Isaiah 10, we hear this for the first time.

Isaiah 10:5 (ESV) Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury!

The enemies of God's people are God's tools to accomplish God's purpose in His people. And that purpose is always to draw them back to Him.

Isaiah continues to give Sennecharib a wake-up call about his place in the universe:

Isaiah 37:28 (ESV) “ ‘I know your sitting down and your going out and coming in, and your raging against me.

God knows all things at all times. Nothing is out of His purview. Moreover, God has the power to instantly turn Assyria around and shame them before Israel who they thought would be an easy prize.

Isaiah 37:29 (ESV) Because you have raged against me and your complacency has come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will turn you back on the way by which you came.’

The result is beautiful for the people of God. First Isaiah tells them the land will produce what they need during the time of their siege. Then He promises protection from the Assyrian army. And finally, He performs a miraculous work to nullify the threat.

Isaiah 37:36–37 (ESV) And the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. 37 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned home and lived at Nineveh.

Never forget this about prayer - it activates the heavenly army that stands ready to minister on your behalf. God is a warrior and His warriors fight ferociously for Him and His people. A lack of prayer means a lack of power, but an abundance of prayer activates the unseen army with the potential to instantly transform our realities.

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dfroza · 4 months

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A sign of the sun & moon

Today’s reading of the Scriptures from the New Testament is the 12th chapter of the book of Revelation:

As I looked, a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman came into view clothed in the radiance of the sun, standing with the moon under her feet, and she was crowned with a wreath of twelve stars on her head. She was painfully pregnant and was crying out in the agony of labor. Then a second sign appeared in heaven, ominous, foreboding: a great red dragon, with seven crowned heads and ten horns. The dragon’s tail brushed one-third of the stars from the sky and hurled them down to the earth. The dragon crouched in front of the laboring woman, waiting to devour her child the moment it was born.

She gave birth to a male child, who is destined to rule the nations with an iron scepter. Before the dragon could bite and devour her son, the child was whisked away and brought to God and His throne. The woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place of refuge and safety where she could find sustenance for 1,260 days.

A battle broke out in heaven. Michael, along with his heavenly messengers, clashed against the dragon. The dragon and his messengers returned the fight, but they did not prevail and were defeated. As a result, there was no place left for them in heaven. So the great dragon, that ancient serpent who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, was cast down to the earth along with his messengers. Then I heard a great voice in heaven.

A Voice: Now the salvation and the power

and the kingdom of our God

and the authority of His Anointed One have come.

For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,

who relentlessly accuses them day and night before our God,

has been cast down and silenced.

By the blood of the Lamb

and the word of their witnesses,

they have become victorious over him,

For they did not hold on to their lives, even under threat of death.

Therefore, rejoice, all you heavens;

celebrate, all you who live in them.

But disaster will befall the earth and the sea,

for the devil has come down to your spheres,

And he is incredibly angry

because he knows his time is nearly over.

When the dragon realized he had been cast down to the earth, he pursued the mother of the male infant. In order to escape the serpent, she was given the two wings of the great eagle to fly deeper into the wilderness to her own special place where she would find sustenance for a time, and times, and half a time. Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a raging river that chased after the woman, trying to sweep her away in the flood. But the earth came to her rescue. It opened its gaping mouth and swallowed the river that spewed from the dragon’s mouth. As a result, the dragon was enraged at the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her children—those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to the testimony of Jesus.

And [the dragon] stood waiting on the sand of the seashore.

The Book of Revelation, Chapter 12 (The Voice)

A note from The Voice translation:

The sign that appears in the vision is of a celestial woman who gives birth to a son. While it’s possible this could refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus, it is also possible this is a symbol of God’s chosen people. The faithful remnant of Israel is the womb that carried the Lord and delivered Him to the world. While the great red dragon does his best to destroy and devour Him, God has another plan. Since then, the dragon and his minions have done their best to harangue and persecute the woman’s children. But again he does not have the final word.

Today’s paired reading from the First Testament is the 1st chapter of the book of Hosea:

The words in this book are the words of the Eternal One, which were told to Hosea (Beeri’s son) when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah; and when Jeroboam (Joash’s son) was king of Israel.

This is the word the Eternal spoke through Hosea first.

Eternal One (to Hosea): Go and marry a woman who is a prostitute and have children who come from this unfaithfulness. This will represent how the land of Israel has abandoned Me and become a prostitute to other masters!

So Hosea married a woman named Gomer (Diblaim’s daughter). She became pregnant and gave birth to his son.

Eternal One: I want you to name this boy Jezreel because I’m just about to punish Jehu’s dynasty for all the blood Jehu shed at the city of Jezreel. I will bring an end to the monarchy in Israel. Here’s how I’m going to do it: I’ll destroy their army and break their bow when they fight the Assyrians in the valley of Jezreel.

Gomer became pregnant again, and this time she had a girl.

Eternal One: I want you to name her Shown No Mercy, because I’m not going to show any more mercy to the people of Israel. I won’t forgive them anymore. But I will have mercy on the people of Judah. Even though they could never win in battle with their own weapons—bows and swords, horses and cavalry—I’m going to save them personally.

After Gomer finished nursing Shown No Mercy, she became pregnant again and had another boy.

Eternal One: I want you to name him Not My People, because these people aren’t Mine anymore, and I am not their God.

But things won’t always be this way. Someday there’ll be so many people in Israel that they’ll be like the grains of sand at the seashore—too many to count! It shall turn out that in the very place where it was said to them, “You are not My people,” they will be called “Children of the living God.” The people of Judah and the people of Israel will return from exile and gather together as one nation again, and they’ll agree on only one leader for all of them. It will be a great day when they go up from the land and “Jezreel” is a reality.

The Book of Hosea, Chapter 1 (The Voice)

A note from The Voice translation:

This judgment is for the crime of slaughtering Ahab’s family at the city of Jezreel by Jehu when he made himself king, and the punisment includes Jehu’s great-grandson, King Jeroboam.

A link to my personal reading of the Scriptures for Wednesday, december 27 of 2023 with a paired chapter from each Testament (the First & the New) of the Bible along with Today’s Proverbs and Psalms

A post by John Parsons about the starting point:

This week we will finish reading the Book of Genesis (סֵפֶר בְּרֵאשִׁית) for the current Jewish year... This essential book begins with an account of the creation of the universe by the LORD and the creation of man in His image and likeness. Genesis not only explains the origin of life itself but also the origin of death that resulted from Adam's transgression, a condition of "spiritual death" that was passed on to Adam and Eve's descendants and that affects the very fabric of creation. The book then reveals the corruption of the first ten generations of humanity that eventually led to divine judgment by means of the worldwide flood (mabbul). From Noah's line, however, would come Abraham who was called by God to become the patriarch through whom the promised Deliverer would come. The remainder of the book focuses on the lives of the three great patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), and ends with the story of Joseph, Jacob's firstborn son of Rachel, who eventually brought the entire family of Jacob to Egypt to escape famine. This of course set the stage for the great Exodus from Egypt under the leadership of Moses...

The book of Genesis ends with Joseph dying and being put into a coffin in Egypt (Gen. 50:26). Note that the word translated "coffin" is the Hebrew word aron (אֲרוֹן), a word used elsewhere in the Torah to refer exclusively to the Ark of the Covenant (the ark that Noah built and the ark that Moses was placed in are both called “teivah”). Throughout their desert wanderings, then, after the Sinai revelation, the Israelites carried two special arks - one holding the bones of Joseph and the other holding the tablets of the Ten Commandments.

[ Hebrew for Christians ]

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Genesis 1:1 reading:

https://hebrew4christians.com/Blessings/Blessing_Cards/gen1-1-jjp.mp3

Hebrew page:

https://hebrew4christians.com/Blessings/Blessing_Cards/gen1-1-lesson.pdf

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from yesterday’s email by Israel 365:

Why did Joseph adopt this approach with his brothers? What lesson was he trying to impart through this elaborate charade? Joseph wanted his brothers to confront their past misjudgments and understand that things aren’t always as they seem. They stood facing the viceroy of Egypt, the very man who saved the world from famine, who was exhibiting seemingly irrational behavior. Similarly, they had misinterpreted their younger brother and his dreams, judged him unworthy, and sold him into slavery. Like the guests at the poor groom’s wedding, they were quick to assume, failing to look beyond the surface to discern the truth about their brother.

Today’s message (Days of Praise) from the Institute for Creation Research

December 27, 2023

Lift Up Your Eyes

“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” (Isaiah 40:26)

Our text makes three majestic statements about the cosmos, each reflecting true scientific insight as well as the work of each person of the divine Trinity. The omnipresent Father has “brought out” an infinite “host” of organized systems in the cosmos—galaxies, stars, planets, animals, and people. All are capable of description mathematically, “by number,” and thus all bear witness to their great Designer. Chance processes never generate organization or complexity, so special creation by God is the only legitimate explanation for the “numbered” host of heaven.

The Son is the omniscient Word of information, description, and meaning. Every system in the cosmos is not only numbered but named! That is, in the mind of its Creator, it has a function and has been coded to fulfill its purpose. The Second Law states that systems never code themselves but rather always tend to distort the information originally programmed into them. Only an omniscient Creator could thus implement the divine purpose for every created entity.

Finally, the Holy Spirit is the omnipotent Energizer who activates and empowers every system. The Second Law says that energy becomes less available as time goes on, so only the Creator could provide the energy to activate the designed, programmed cosmos in the beginning.

When we finally look up and really “behold who hath created these things,” we must see God the Creator—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. HMM

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mooshroomgirlfriend · 9 months

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#musings #poetry

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christian-perspectives · 1 year

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How To Hear The Voice Of God

People in general are quick to give others their opinion and even advice. Some will attribute or blame God for what comes out of their mouths. So, how do we know when or if we hear the voice of God? Our verse for today comes from a story of a messenger delivering a message from the King of Assyria. He claimed that the Assyrian king had heard directly from God. What’s more, do you think we have invaded your land without the LORD’s direction? The LORD himself told us, ‘Attack this land and destroy it!’” Isaiah 36:10 The mighty Assyrian army had already conquered many other kingdoms. They claimed that none of their gods could stop them. Then they tried to scare all the people. Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine. Isaiah 36:12 Hezekiah, king of Judah did not accept this messenger’s message as coming from the Lord. He wanted to hear the voice of God for himself.

Hezekiah Sought After God

So he sent word to the prophet Isaiah. He told him, that today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. In other words, he was saying, we’re having a bad day. He continued with; But perhaps the Lord your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff, sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!” Isaiah 37:4 The prophet quickly responded by sending the following message back to the king. He began his reply with, say to your master, This is what the Lord says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king’s messengers. Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a message that he is needed at home. So he will return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword. Isaiah 37:6-7 After King Hezekiah heard from Isaiah, he received another message from the Assyrian King. This letter contained a direct threat to God. This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria. You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. Isaiah 37:10-11

The King Needed to Hear God's Voice

Hezekiah went to the temple and spread this letter out before the Lord. He began praying as he waited to hear the voice of God. And he did! It came through the prophet Isaiah. God directed some of the words directly at Sennacherib, the king of Assyria by saying the following; - Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? - Against whom did you raise your voice? - At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? - It was the Holy One of Israel! Isaiah 37:23 Isaiah, while speaking the words of God, ended this message to the Assyrian king with these words; And because of your raging against me and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return by the same road on which you came. Isaiah 37:29 As Isaiah continued to hear the voice of God, he told Hezekiah to hear these encouraging words. - His armies will not enter Jerusalem. - They will not even shoot an arrow at it. - They will not march outside its gates with their shields - Nor build banks of earth against its walls. - The king will return to his own country by the same road on which he came. - He will not enter this city,’ says the Lord. Isaiah 37:33-34 Isaiah was a proven reliable source in delivering God’s word. King Hezekiah through him was able to hear the voice of God. Now, he only needed to trust God’s word.

How Do You Know When You Hear the Voice of God?

When the Lord speaks to you, chances are, you won’t hear it in an audible voice. The main way you will hear the voice of God is through His Word, the Bible. Other times someone might consciously or unconsciously speak a prophetic word to you. If you aren’t sure it’s the voice of God, ask the Lord for confirmation. Sometimes we find ourselves at a fork in life’s road and we don’t know which way to go. Maybe neither way is wrong, but only one way is God’s way. God's Direction Before my wife and I went full-time as children’s evangelists, we needed to make a major decision. To get the Lord’s direction, we made it a matter of prayer. Then we brought it up in a conversation with a friend who we considered a godly person. We knew we would hear the voice of God for the right decision through his response. When you are in tune with the Lord, you know when you hear the voice of God. Sometimes you don’t like what you hear, but you still know it’s His voice. Lord God, help us to hear your voice when you speak to us. Then Lord, no matter how desperate the situation looks, help us to trust you. Check out these related posts on hearing the voice of God - Do You Obey God The First Time He Speaks? - Hearing The Voice Of God Is Important Read the full article

#BibleStudy #Devotions #Isaiah

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fluttering-slips · 1 year

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Cento for Longing I become convinced of the infinite curve of love, write a poem in which you soften me like gerunds. Me a small noise, me without a mouth. I have always loved too much, or not enough. I want a home, a new slick leaf unfurling like a fist to an open palm. My voice is an unnamed animal in the kingdom of impossible things, and I am made by loss. I make you a box of darkness with a bird in its heart. I’ve been standing by water my whole damn life trying to get saved. I don’t know about you, but I just want to be held.

Rage Hezekiah

#poetry #center for longing #rage Hezekiah

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wintryblight · 3 years

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do u know of any poems that are just. rage. just pure unbridled anger.

hi anon, hope you know that your ask made me laugh. this took me a while to put together because i’m an exceedingly calm & subdued person, but here are some poems for you! enjoy reading.

Scherezade Siobhan, “The Mirror I Won’t” | I can tuck the pin / Of a grenade between my teeth like a scared animal picking its blind infant.

April Bernard, “Bloody Mary” | All the waste you see, / that’s what I did, / none of that happened / to me.

April Bernard, “Anger” | I always lie when I always say / I didn’t know the gun was loaded.

Akilah Oliver, “she said, meditate on rage” | i said hello but the jackal spirit / screamed back in scorn that i don’t know its name.

Mary Oliver, “Strawberry Moon” | should anyone be surprised / If sometimes, when the white moon rises, / women want to lash out / with a cutting edge?

Rage Hezekiah, “On Anger” | We / perform rituals on her living room floor. I burn / letters brimming with resentments

#poetry #reading list #recommendation #mary oliver #april bernard #akilah oliver #Scherezade Siobhan #Rage Hezekiah #rage #compilation #web weaving

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lifeinpoetry · 5 years

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She wants an origin story, a stranger with his hand inside me, or worse. I’m without linear narrative and cannot sate her.

— Rage Hezekiah, from “On Anger,” published in Poem-a-Day

#quote #Rage Hezekiah #poetry #poem-a-day #out of my collection #On Anger

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clatteriing · 4 years

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As a girl I searched for harmed birds, broken creatures to contain in straw-filled boxes. Determined to find a tiny, mangled body, I’d approach slow, arms wide, seeking something barely breathing. Hard-wired for exigence, desperate to protect. Now, smitten with the crisis of a love who hates her own reflection, my obsession won’t rest. Let me fix you. When you say you need me, successive ee’s spread your brittle teeth wide, withstanding so much self-abuse— a diet of mint gum, fizzy water, hard candy, food that will not feed you. I’m powerless in your resurrection, you’re not a starling anticipating hands to hold you, set you gently in a make-shift nest. Those I thought I’d saved were not awaiting rescue, they were only making their own way home.

Nests by Rage Hezekiah

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prewars · 5 years

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What if anger, my armor, is embedded in the marrow of who I am. Who can I learn to be without it? Wherever you go, there you are. She asks what I will lose if I surrender, I imagine a gutted fish, silvery skin gleaming, emptied of itself—

On Anger, Rage Hezekiah

#words #rage hezekiah

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