March 29, 2013
A Message from Singing Hills and Clapping Trees
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:1-12
“The Holy Bible is an abyss. It is impossible to explain how profound it is, impossible to explain how simple it is.”
- Ernest Hello
What possible message could singing hills and clapping trees have for us, who live in such an advanced society with such sophisticated means of procuring and accessing information?
The message is really quite simple, really: and that message is this; God’s Word is true and His creation will accomplish His will
We may not always comprehend His methodology, His reasoning or His plan of execution: and we don’t need to. We simply need to believe that He is who He says He is and that He is capable of accomplishing everything He desires to do: and then we need the leave the how it gets done up to Him.
Our part is simple: we need to focus on Him: embrace Him by faith: repent of our sins: and submit to His will.
Our failure to do so does not complicate His plans or His life: it only complicates ours.
Today’s Prayer
Father, help me to stop trying so hard to figure it all out and understand it all: rather help me to accept what seems impossible: and embrace what seem improbable; in short, ‘Help Thou my unbelief.’
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