Isaiah 58:9-14
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, Here I am. “If you take away from the midst of you the yoke, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your desire with good things, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in. “If you turn back your foot from the sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the sabbath a delight and the holy day of the LORD honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly; then you shall take delight in the LORD, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
Homily:
I read a tweet this week from Oluwatosin Olaseinde, “The world glorifies struggle but God wants you to operate from a point of rest”.
It succinctly represents a post I wrote some weeks back – The plain.
We bring into our lives, the things that unsettle us, then we get used to those things and call them a part of life.
I know you might be thinking, “But life is not a bed of roses”.
Yes, life is not a bed of roses. No, life is not a bed of thorns either.
Yes, within daily living, there is a cross we carry. The cross of a long term consistency with righteousness over a short term intensity with sin. Within our choices are our associated rests or struggles.
No, within daily living, there is always a gift to be grateful for. The worries of life scream – “see me”, but the gifts gently whisper – “I am here”. You can choose which holds your gaze.
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Nice one.