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Les he mostrado cómo, trabajando asÃ, deben ayudar a los necesitados y recordar las palabras del Señor Jesús, que dijo: «Hay más dicha en dar que en recibir». Hechos 20:35
Entonces el Rey dirá a los de su derecha: «Venid, benditos de mi Padre, heredad el reino preparado para vosotros desde la fundación del mundo. Porque tuve hambre, y me disteis de comer; tuve sed, y me disteis de beber; fui forastero, y me recogisteis; estuve desnudo, y me cubristeis; enfermo, y me visitasteis; en la cárcel, y vinisteis a mû.
Entonces los justos le responderán diciendo: «Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento, y te alimentamos? ¿O sediento, y te dimos de beber? ¿Cuándo te vimos forastero, y te recogimos? ¿O desnudo, y te cubrimos? ¿O cuándo te vimos enfermo, o en la cárcel, y vinimos a ti?».
Entonces les responderá diciendo: «De cierto os digo que en cuanto no lo hicisteis a uno de estos más pequeños, tampoco a mà lo hicisteis. E irán estos al castigo eterno, y los justos a la vida eterna». Mateo 25:31-46.
El que se apiada del pobre presta al Señor; Y lo que ha dado, Él le pagará de vuelta. Proverbios 19:17.
¿No es este el ayuno que he escogido? ¿Desatar las ligaduras de la impiedad, soltar las cargas pesadas, dejar libres a los oprimidos y romper todo yugo? ¿No es compartir tu pan con el hambriento y llevar a casa a los pobres errantes? ¿No es que cuando veas al desnudo lo cubras y no te escondas de tu propia carne?
Si quitas de en medio de ti el yugo, el extender el dedo y hablar vanidad; si extiendes tu alma al hambriento y sacias al alma afligida, Entonces tu luz brillará en la oscuridad, y tu oscuridad será como el mediodÃa.
Y el Señor te guiará continuamente, y en las sequÃas saciará tu alma, y fortalecerá tus huesos; y serás como huerto regado, y como manantial cuyas aguas nunca faltan. IsaÃas 58:6-11
Em tudo vos mostrei que, trabalhando assim, deveis amparar os necessitados e recordar-vos as palavras do Senhor Jesus: Há mais felicidade em dar do que em receber. Atos 20:35
Quando o Filho do Homem vier na sua glória, e todos os santos anjos com ele, então se assentará no trono da sua glória; e diante dele serão reunidas todas as nações, e ele separará uns dos outros, como o pastor separa as ovelhas dos cabritos; e porá as ovelhas à sua direita, mas os cabritos à sua esquerda.
Então o Rei dirá aos que estiverem à sua direita: Vinde, benditos de meu Pai! Recebei como herança o Reino que vos foi preparado desde a criação do mundo. Porque tive fome, e destes-Me de comer; tive sede, e destes-Me de beber; era estrangeiro, e acolhestes-me; estava nu, e vestistes-me; doente, e visitastes-me; Estive na prisão, e fostes ver-me.
Então os justos lhe responderão, dizendo: Senhor, quando te vimos com fome e te demos de comer? Ou com sede e demos-te de beber? Quando te vimos estrangeiro e te acolhemos? Ou nu e vestimos-te? Ou quando te vimos doente ou na prisão e fomos ver-te?
E o Rei, respondendo, dir-lhes-á: Em verdade vos digo: Sempre que o fizestes a um destes meus irmãos mais pequeninos, a Mim o fizestes.
Então eles lhe responderão, dizendo: Senhor, quando te vimos com fome, ou com sede, ou estrangeiro, ou nu, ou enfermo, ou na prisão, e não te assistimos?
Então ele lhes responderá, dizendo: Em verdade vos digo: Sempre que o deixastes de fazer a um destes pequeninos, a Mim o deixastes de fazer. E irão estes para o castigo eterno, mas os justos para a vida eterna. Mateus 25:31-46.
Então a sua luz romperá como a alva, e a sua cura brotará rapidamente; a sua justiça irá à sua frente, e a glória do Senhor será a sua recompensa. Então clamarás, e o Senhor te responderá; gritará por socorro, e ele dirá: "Eis-me aqui".
Se retirares do meio de ti o jugo, o dedo acusador e a palavra vã, e se abrires a tua vida ao faminto e saciares a alma aflita, Então a tua luz brilhará nas trevas, e as tuas trevas serão como o meio-dia.
O Senhor te guiará continuamente, e fartará a tua alma em lugares áridos, e fortalecerá os teus ossos; e serás como um jardim regado, e como uma fonte cujas águas nunca faltam. IsaÃas 58:6-11
When one member suffers, then all the members suffer. 1 Corinthians 12:26a
We that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not please ourselves. Romans 15:1
Put on therefore, as the elect of God. Holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Colossians 3:12-13
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15
I have showed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was hungry, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch, as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was hungry, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch, as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. Matthew 25:31-46.
He that has pity upon the poor lends to the Lord; and that which he has given will He pay him again. Proverbs 19:17.
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou see the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am.
If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. Isaiah 58:6-11
And as you would that men should do unto you, do you also unto them likewise. Luke 6:31.
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Has in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
He we see that writer of Hebrews, who some believe was Barnabas that travelled for a time with Paul, is taking a high Christology position. He's identifies Jesus as being so linked with the Father that these verses are used to confirm the idea of the Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, these three in fact being One.
Of course, the idea of the Trinity is hard for our natural minds to understand. How can three be one? However, if God is God and we are His creatures whom He has made, it should not surprise us, if we do not understand everything about Him. He Himself has said, "As high as the heavens are above the earth, so are My ways above your ways, and My thoughts above your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9.
We shouldn't be surprised that we can not understand the mind of God. "Does the creature say unto his creator, "Why have you made me like this?" "Who has known the mind of God, that he may instruct Him?" Though we are created in God's image with the ability to think, to judge, and to love; there is much about our Creator we don't know.
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
The verse is talking about Jesus who is acting as God in that He is holding the universe and all that is in it together. It also says that Jesus is the "express image" of God. Like Jesus said to Philip when he asked, "Lord, show us the Father, and it suffices us." John 14:8
Jesus responded, "Have I been so long time with you, and yet have you not known Me, Philip? He that has seen Me has seen the Father; and how do you say then, Show us the Father?" John 14:9
Jesus was the Lamb slain from the foundations of the world. Revelation 13:8. He was the pre-ordained plan of the God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, that would bring the world back into reconciliation with God after Adam's sin.
Jesus sits down with the Father on His throne. Together with the Holy Spirit they rule over the creation. The verses in Hebrews are enforcing the idea of the Trinity.
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
6 And again, when he brings in the first-begotten into the world, he says, And let all the angels of God worship him.
If worship belongs only to God, why is God telling the angels to worship Jesus? Jesus has told us that He and the Father are one. When we worship and obey Jesus, we are worshipping and obeying the Father. Jesus accepted the worship of His disciples. In worshipping Him, they were worshipping God, for He and the Father are one. One in being, yet separate in personhood.
7 And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
8 But unto the Son he says, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
9 Thou has loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning has laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are one being, and are responsible for the creation of time, space, and matter. The gospel of John has the same imagery.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made." John 1:1-3.
11 They shall perish; but thou remains; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
Jesus is the same, yesterday, today, and for ever. God never changes. His mercy fail not. They are renewed every morning.
13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Jesus is far above the angels. He is the first begotten of the Father, but one in being with the Father. Our Trinitarian belief is that God: including Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is the eternal being from which all creation exists and by which creation is held together.
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Salmo 29 - Un Salmo de David con comentarios de Dennis Edwards
Salmo 29:1-2 “Tributen al Señor, oh poderosos; den al Señor la gloria y el poder. Den al Señor la gloria debida a su nombre; alaben al Señor en la hermosura de la santidad.”
Debemos darle a Dios lo mejor de nuestras vidas, no solo lo que nos sobra. Los primeros momentos de cada dÃa, en la medida de lo posible, debemos dedicarle al Señor. Debemos adorarlo con nuestros pensamientos y palabras, porque su gloria está por encima de los cielos y es digno de nuestra alabanza y agradecimiento.
Salmo 29:3 “La voz del Señor está sobre las aguas; el Dios de gloria truena; el Señor está sobre muchas aguas.”
El primer aspecto de este versÃculo es el inexplicable hecho de que, cuando las personas están enfermas o tienen problemas, a menudo van a la playa y se sientan a escuchar el efecto calmante de las olas al romper en la orilla. En su búsqueda de consuelo, respuestas y solaz, las personas a menudo buscan un rincón solitario en una playa aislada para dejarse llevar por sus pensamientos y escuchar la "voz del Señor sobre las aguas".
En el libro de Hebreos encontramos una afirmación paralela.
Hebreos 1:1-4 “Dios, habiendo hablado muchas veces y de diversas maneras en otro tiempo a los padres por los profetas, en estos últimos dÃas nos ha hablado por el Hijo, a quien constituyó heredero de todo, y por quien asimismo hizo el universo; el cual, siendo el resplandor de su gloria, y la imagen misma de su sustancia, y sustentando todas las cosas con la palabra de su poder, habiendo efectuado la purificación de nuestros pecados por medio de sà mismo, se sentó a la diestra de la Majestad en las alturas, hecho mucho superior a los ángeles, y habiendo heredado un nombre más excelente que ellos.”
Salmo 29:4 “La voz del Señor es poderosa; la voz del Señor es majestuosa”.
Necesitamos escuchar su voz a diario para tener la confianza de que andamos por los caminos que Él desea para nosotros. Cuando escuchamos su voz, tenemos paz, sin importar las circunstancias que enfrentemos. Escuchar su voz tiene un efecto poderoso en nosotros.
IsaÃas 55:3a “Inclinad vuestro oÃdo y venid a mÃ; escuchad, y vivirá vuestra alma”.
Escuchar su voz nos da la paz que sobrepasa todo entendimiento. Cuando estamos ansiosos y nos entregamos al Señor en oración y súplica con agradecimiento, Dios promete escucharnos y responder a nuestra oración. Puede que no responda como deseamos, pero promete enviarnos la paz que necesitamos para afrontar cualquier situación en la que nos encontremos. Su voz es poderosa y escucharla personalmente nos hace experimentar una paz de Dios que sobrepasa todo entendimiento humano.
Salmo 29:5-6: «La voz del Señor quebranta los cedros; sÃ, el Señor quebranta los cedros del LÃbano. Los hace saltar como un becerro; al LÃbano y al Sirión como un unicornio joven».
La voz de Dios está sobre toda la naturaleza. Por Él todas las cosas subsisten y se mantienen unidas.
Salmo 29:7: «La voz del Señor divide las llamas del fuego».
¿No es curioso que nos guste sentarnos frente al fuego y observar las llamas? Nos fascina cómo se dividen las llamas en el fuego. Es la voz de Dios la que divide la llama dentro del fuego. Una vez más, vemos a Dios sustentando todas las cosas con la palabra de su poder.
Salmo 29:8-9: “La voz del Señor sacude el desierto; el Señor sacude el desierto de Cades. La voz del Señor hace parir a las ciervas y descubre los bosques; y en su templo todos hablan de su gloria”.
Salmo 29:10: “El Señor dará fuerza a su pueblo; el Señor bendecirá a su pueblo con paz”.
Pero para recibir la fuerza y la paz que necesitamos, es necesario que “vengamos a Él”. En IsaÃas leemos:
IsaÃas 40:29-31: “Él da esfuerzo al cansado, y multiplica las fuerzas al que no tiene ningunas. Aun los jóvenes desmayarán y se cansarán, y los jóvenes caerán por completo; pero los que esperan en el Señor renovarán sus fuerzas; remontarán alas como águilas; correrán, y no se cansarán; caminarán, y no desmayarán”.
Jesús comunica el mismo mensaje en el Evangelio de Mateo.
Salmo 29 - Um Salmo de David com Comentários de Dennis Edwards
Salmo 29:1-2 Tributai ao Senhor, ó filhos dos poderosos, tributai ao Senhor glória e força. Tributai ao Senhor a glória devida ao seu nome; adorai o Senhor vestidos de trajes santos.
João 1:1-3 “No princÃpio era o Verbo, e o Verbo estava com Deus, e o Verbo era Deus. O mesmo estava no princÃpio com Deus. Todas as coisas foram feitas por Ele; e sem ele nada do que foi feito se fez.”
Precisamos de ouvir a Sua voz diariamente para termos a confiança de que estamos a caminhar nos caminhos que Ele deseja para nós. Quando ouvimos a Sua voz, temos paz, independentemente das circunstâncias que estejamos a enfrentar. Ouvir a Sua voz tem um efeito poderoso sobre nós.
IsaÃas 55:3a “Inclinai os vossos ouvidos, e vinde a mim ouvi, e a vossa alma viverá.”
Ouvir a Sua voz dá-nos a paz que excede todo o entendimento. Quando estamos ansiosos e derramamos a nossa alma ao Senhor em oração e súplica com ações de graças, Deus promete ouvir-nos e responder às nossas orações. Ele pode não responder como desejamos, mas promete enviar-nos a paz de que necessitamos para enfrentar qualquer situação em que nos encontremos.
Salmo 29:5-6 A voz do Senhor quebra os cedros; sim, o Senhor quebra os cedros do LÃbano. Ele faz o LÃbano saltar como um bezerro; e SÃrio, como um filhote de boi selvagem.
A voz de Deus está sobre toda a natureza. Por Ele todas as coisas subsistem.
Salmo 29:7 A voz do Senhor lança labaredas de fogo.
Salmo 29:8-9 A voz do Senhor faz tremer o deserto; o Senhor faz tremer o deserto de Cades. A voz do Senhor faz as corças dar à luz, e desnuda as florestas; e no seu templo todos dizem: Glória!
mas os que esperam no Senhor renovarão as suas forças; subirão com asas como águias; correrão e não se cansarão; e andarão, e não se fatigarão.”
Jesus comunica a mesma mensagem no Evangelho de Mateus.
Filipenses 4:7-8 “Não andeis ansiosos (ou inquietos) por coisa alguma; mas em tudo, pela oração e súplicas, e com acção de graças, sejam os vossos pedidos conhecidos diante de Deus. E a paz de Deus, que excede todo o entendimento, guardará os vossos corações e os vossos pensamentos em Jesus Cristo.”
Nos salmos lemos:
Salmo 119:165 “Grande paz têm os que amam a tua lei, e para eles não há tropeço.”
Noutras partes de IsaÃas, vemos que meditar em Jesus nos dá paz ou descanso de espÃrito.
IsaÃas 26:3 “Conservarás em perfeita paz aquele cuja mente está firme em ti, porque ele confia em ti.”
Psalm 29 - A Psalm of David with commentaries by Dennis Edwards
Psalm 29:1-2 “Give unto the Lord, O you mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.”
We should give to God the best part of our lives, not just the leftovers of our days. The first moments of each day, as much as possible, we should give to the Lord. We should worship Him with our rising thoughts and words, for His glory is above the heavens and He is worthy of our praise and thanksgiving.
Psalm 29:3 “The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thunders: the Lord is upon many waters.”
The first aspect of the above verse is the inexplicable fact that when people are sick or having troubles, they often go to the seaside and sit by the beach and listen to the calming effects of the waves as they break upon the shore. In their search for comfort, for answers, for solace, people often seek out a lonely spot on an isolated beach to walk with their thoughts and hear the "voice of the Lord upon the waters."
The second aspect is that the psalmist may in fact be reminiscing over the creation event found in Genesis 1.
Genesis 1:1-3 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
In the above verses we find God the Father sending forth His Spirit to create through His spoken Word, or Voice. We see the Father, the Son, which was the Word or Voice Who later became flesh in Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, which God sent to move upon the face of the waters.
All throughout the first chapter of Genesis we see God
speaking the creation into existence. God spoke and it was so. “And God said,”
in other words, God’s spoken Word was the medium of creation.
In Genesis 3:8, when God walks in the Garden of Eden,
He is called, “the voice of the Lord God.” Adam and Eve heard “the voice of the
Lord God walking in the garden.” The “God body” that appeared to Adam and Eve
walking in the garden was the Voice of the Lord God, or the Word of the Lord
God. The Gospel of John clarifies who that Word was and is.
John 1:1-3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with
God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that
was made.”
John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father
full of grace and truth.”
Jesus Christ is the Word of God who walked with Adam and Eve
in the garden in some sort of “God body.” Jesus was the creating force of the
universe with God the Father and the Holy Spirit and later became flesh by His
natural birth through Mary.
The Apostle Paul writes similarly.
Colossians 1:15 “(Jesus) is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by Him were all things
created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things
were created by Him, and for Him: and He is before all things, and by Him all
things consist.”
In the book of Hebrews we find a parallel
statement.
Hebrews 1:1-4 “God, who at sundry times and in
diverse manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, has in
these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all
things, by whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory,
and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of
His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand
of the Majesty on high, being made so much better than the angels, and has by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”
Jesus is and was the creating “Voice of the Lord” we find in
Genesis and in the Psalms and who spoke to the prophets in the Old
Testament.
Psalm 29:4 “The voice of the Lord is powerful; the
voice of the Lord is full of majesty.”
We need to hear His voice daily to have the confidence that
we are walking in the paths He desires for us. When we hear His voice, we have
peace, no matter what circumstances we are facing. Hearing His voice has a
powerful effect upon us.
Isaiah 55:3a “Incline your ear, and come unto Me:
hear, and your soul shall live.”
Hearing His voice gives us the peace that passes all
understanding. When we are anxious and pour out our soul unto the Lord in
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, God promises to hear us and answer
our prayer. He may not answer as we wish, but He promises to send us the peace
we need to face whatever situation we are in. His voice is powerful and hearing
His voice personally causes us to experience a peace from God that is beyond
human understanding.
Psalm 29:5-6 “The voice of the Lord breaks the
cedars; yea, the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also to skip
like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.”
God’s voice is over all of nature. By Him all things consist
and are held together.
Psalm 29:7 “The voice of the Lord divides the flames
of fire.”
Isn’t it interesting that we like to sit in front of a fire
and watch the flames. We are mesmerized by how the flames are divided in the
fire. It’s God’s voice that divides the flame within the fire. Again, we see
God upholding all things by the word of His power.
Psalm 29:8-9 “The voice of the Lord shakes the
wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord
makes the hinds to calve, and discovers the forests: and in His temple does
every one speak of His glory.”
God is the one who brings forth new life. Apostle Paul in Acts
17:28a said, “For in Him we live and move and have our being.”
Psalm 29:10 “The Lord sits upon the flood; yea, the
Lord sits King forever.”
Some scholars believe David is referring back to the Genesis
Flood and God’s judgment on the world at that time. But David may very well be
inferring a future judgment, where God or Jesus will bring the world into
submission to His will and finally sit as King forever.
Psalm 29:10 “The Lord will give strength unto His
people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.”
But in order to receive the strength and peace that we need,
it is necessary for us to “Come unto Him.” In Isaiah we read,
Isaiah 40:29-31 “He gives power to the faint; and to
them that have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and
be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the
Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Jesus communicates the same message in the Gospel of Matthew.
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come unto Me, all ye that labour
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn
of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your
souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”
The Apostle Paul has the same formular. He says,
Philippians 4:7-8 “Be careful (or anxious) for
nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your request be known unto God. And the peace of God that passes all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ.”
In the psalms we read,
Psalm 119:165 “Great peace have they which love Your
law: and nothing shall offend them.”
In another place in Isaiah, we see its meditating on Jesus
that gives us peace or rest of mind.
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep him in perfect peace whose
mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”
The strength is there. The power is there. The peace is
there, but we need to do our part and come unto Jesus. We need to take time
with Him. We need to take time with Jesus, today. If we read His word, if we get
alone with Him, if we pour out our hearts in prayer, if we thank Him for His
many blessings; He promises to answer and supply all our needs. But He’s
waiting on us to come unto Him.
Please, don’t tarry with the chores and duties of life, and
the preoccupations of the day. Choose the better part. Choose to take time
alone with God, early before the day starts, if possible. With Him, you’ll find
the strength, and power, and peace you need to carry on the tasks set before
you. He’ll give you the strength, and power, and peace you need. It's a promise.
Just come unto Him!
Prayer: Jesus, I really don’t know how to approach You. I
don’t know how to “Come unto You.” Help me in my feeble efforts, my feeble
attempts. Help me as I pour out my problems and worries to you in prayer. I
thank you for my many blessings. Please hear my prayer and draw me closer to
You. Help me to learn more of You and become Your child and follower. In Jesus’
name, I pray. Amen.
1 He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
God wants to change our hardened hearts into hearts of flesh, so that He can use us an instruments of His love, mercy, and truth to others. His chastening's are meant to soften us to be mouldable clay in His hands. When we resist and refuse to yield to the Lord's judgments or correction, we're digging our own grave.
2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bears rule, the people mourn.
3 Whoso loves wisdom rejoices his father: but he that keeps company with harlots spends his substance.
4 The king by judgment establishes the land: but he that receives gifts overthrows it.
Many of our political representative are receiving gifts from corporate, national, and political entities that are in opposition to the desires of the people. When it's time to vote, our representative will vote in line with the will of those entities and not ours. Those gifts he is receiving mean more than his so-called loyalty to his constituents.
5 A man that flatters his neighbour spreads a net for his feet.
That is why you are wise to deflect the flattery up to God and give Him credit for anything good you are able to accomplish. Even Jesus didn't fall into the trap of receiving flattery, but reflected it up to His Father. The flatterer is hoping that our pride will accept his praise. Resist flattering lips by correcting them and giving God the glory for any talent or ability you may possess.
6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous does sing and rejoice.
Lord help us to always sing and rejoice, which shows we are trusting in You. It shows we believe that we are in Your hands, and that You will save us. Help us to sing and rejoice and trust no matter what may be going on around us.
7 The righteous considers the cause of the poor: but the wicked regards not to know it.
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Like Solzhenitsyn said when asked why the Russian revolution and civil war had taken place and had left millions dead: "Men have forgotten God. That is the reason all this has happened. Men have forgotten God."
9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
11 A fool utters all his mind: but a wise man keeps it in till afterwards.
12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lightens both their eyes.
To make the comparison correct, the writer should have written: "the poor and the rich meet to together." Instead, he wrote, "the poor and the deceitful man meet together." Do we fall into deception in order to have more riches?
14 The king that faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself brings his mother to shame.
Don't leave your children (0-18) on their own. Make sure they have a good overseer.
16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.
19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20 Do you see a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21 He that delicately brings up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.
23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24 Whoso is partner with a thief hates his own soul: he hears cursing, and bewrays it not.
Don't be a companion to sin, even cursing. Tell your friend the cursing offends you and you would be happy if he stopped. Stand up for Jesus. Don't let them use His name in vain.
25 The fear of man brings a snare: but whoso puts his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
Let's not be men pleaser and fear peer pressure. Fear God, and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment comes from the Lord.
27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
Let's be abominations to the wicked. Make that you goal by walking rightly with your God.
