Isaiah 21, What HE has said will come to pass!

Isa 21:1-2, THE BURDEN AGAINST THE WILDERNESS OF THE SEA. As whirlwinds in the South pass through, SO IT COMES FROM THE DESERT, FROM A TERRIBLE LAND. A DISTRESSING VISION IS DECLARED TO ME; The treacherous dealer deals treacherously, And the plunderer plunders. Go up, O ELAM! Besiege, O MEDIA! All its sighing I have made to cease.

Babylon is called the wilderness of the sea because the great plains of the land! Also Elam and Media are ancient names for modern day IRAN! 

Isa 21:9, … “BABYLON IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN! AND ALL THE CARVED IMAGES OF HER GODS HE HAS BROKEN TO THE GROUND.

Babylon did fall to the Medes, but in the near future will fall again! Rev 14:8, 18:2

Isa 21:10, Oh, my threshing and the grain of my floor! THAT WHICH I HAVE HEARD FROM THE LORD OF HOSTS, THE GOD OF ISRAEL, I HAVE DECLARED TO YOU. 

Isaiah tells Israel what the LORD has declared to him, GOD gave him a vision of the future. SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME THAT GOD DOESN’T KNOW THE FUTURE; OBVIOUSLY THAT PERSON NEVER READ SCRIPTURE!

Isa 46:9-10, … FOR I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NO OTHER; I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NONE LIKE ME, DECLARING THE END FROM THE BEGINNING, AND FROM ANCIENT TIMES THINGS THAT ARE NOT YET DONE, SAYING, ‘MY COUNSEL SHALL STAND, AND I WILL DO ALL MY PLEASURE,’ 

Isa 21:13-14, The burden against Arabia. IN THE FOREST IN ARABIA YOU WILL LODGE, O YOU TRAVELING COMPANIES OF DEDANITES. O INHABITANTS OF THE LAND OF TEMA, BRING WATER TO HIM WHO IS THIRSTY; WITH THEIR BREAD THEY MET HIM WHO FLED.

Isaiah sees refugees fleeing Arabia thirsty and hungry hiding in the forest.

Isa 21:16-17, FOR THUS THE LORD HAS SAID TO ME: “WITHIN A YEAR, …, all the glory of Kedar will fail; and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; FOR THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL HAS SPOKEN IT.”

Remember, GOD is not a man that HE should lie; if HE said it then it shall come to pass!

Eze 12:25, FOR I AM THE LORD. I SPEAK, AND THE WORD WHICH I SPEAK WILL COME TO PASS; IT WILL NO MORE BE POSTPONED; FOR IN YOUR DAYS, O REBELLIOUS HOUSE, I WILL SAY THE WORD AND PERFORM IT,” SAYS THE LORD GOD.’ ” 

Psalm 140, Life or Death you choose!

Psa 140:1-2, …Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, WHO PLAN EVIL THINGS IN THEIR HEARTS; They continually gather together for war.

David suffered many times from evil men that were around him; those whom contemplated evil in their hearts! But, David went straight to the LORD for help! The LORD is his defense!

2Co 10:4, For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal BUT MIGHTY IN GOD FOR PULLING DOWN STRONGHOLDS

Psa 140:3, THEY SHARPEN THEIR TONGUES LIKE A SERPENT; THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS. SELAH 

There are many people around us who even call themselves Christians, but their hearts are filled with evil thoughts. With their tongue they speak lies behind your back, and unknowingly they reject what the LORD wants to give them! A NEW HEART!

Eze 36:26, I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW HEART AND PUT A NEW SPIRIT WITHIN YOU; I WILL TAKE THE HEART OF STONE OUT OF YOUR FLESH AND GIVE YOU A HEART OF FLESH. 

It’s a choice we all have to make; choose HIM or choose the way of this world!

Deu 30:19, I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, THAT I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU LIFE AND DEATH, BLESSING AND CURSING; THEREFORE CHOOSE LIFE, THAT BOTH YOU AND YOUR DESCENDANTS MAY LIVE; 

If indeed you are a believer in CHRIST JESUS, then put away your former conduct. Remember, HE knows the thoughts and desires of your heart!

Eph 4:21-24, IF INDEED YOU HAVE HEARD HIM AND HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BY HIM, AS THE TRUTH IS IN JESUS:  THAT YOU PUT OFF, CONCERNING YOUR FORMER CONDUCT, THE OLD MAN WHICH GROWS CORRUPT ACCORDING TO THE DECEITFUL LUSTS, AND BE RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR MIND, AND THAT YOU PUT ON THE NEW MAN WHICH WAS CREATED ACCORDING TO GOD, IN TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS.

Pro 14:12, THERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT TO A MAN, BUT ITS END IS THE WAY OF DEATH. 

Psalm 139, HE knows you more than you know yourself!

Psa 139:1-4, … O LORD, YOU HAVE SEARCHED ME AND KNOWN ME. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

GOD knows everything about you for HE has searched you heart and all your thoughts are before HIM! YOU CAN’T HIDE ANYTHING FROM HIM FOR HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU AND ME!

Psa 139:6, SUCH KNOWLEDGE IS TOO WONDERFUL FOR ME; IT IS HIGH, I CANNOT ATTAIN IT.

Such knowledge is far beyond human abilities; for HE knows us, and everyone else in the world, more than we know about ourselves. There are trillions of stars in the universe, Yet HE knows each one by name!

Psa 147:4, HE COUNTS THE NUMBER OF THE STARS; HE CALLS THEM ALL BY NAME. 

Psa 139:7-10, WHERE CAN I GO FROM YOUR SPIRIT? OR WHERE CAN I FLEE FROM YOUR PRESENCE? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, EVEN THERE YOUR HAND SHALL LEAD ME, AND YOUR RIGHT HAND SHALL HOLD ME.

GOD is like the air that surrounds us constantly giving breath to our bodies. Yet, we don’t perceive the air before us nor even think of it, but we know it’s there! HE is like that, always before yet we don’t perceive HIM!

Job 9:11, If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I DO NOT PERCEIVE HIM; 

Psa 139:17-18, HOW PRECIOUS ALSO ARE YOUR THOUGHTS TO ME, O God! HOW GREAT IS THE SUM OF THEM! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.

HE loves us so much that HE can’t take HIS eyes off of us! HE is constantly thinking of us, and even though we don’t perceive HIM know that HE is there!

Zep 3:17, THE LORD YOUR GOD IN YOUR MIDST, THE MIGHTY ONE, WILL SAVE; HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH GLADNESS, HE WILL QUIET YOU WITH HIS LOVE, HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH SINGING.” 

Scripture says, what is man that YOU are mindful of him? It’s not who we are but who HE is! HE IS THE GOD OF LOVE AND COMPASSION NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO FAITH IN HIM! BEAUTIFUL PSALM! THANK YOU LORD!

Psalm 121, Our help is from HIM!

Psa 121:1, I WILL LIFT UP MY EYES TO THE HILLS—FROM WHENCE COMES MY HELP? 

The Psalmist is not looking for help from the high ground, HE is thinking of the holy hill of Zion where the true KING will reign from!

Psa 2:6, “Yet I have set MY KING ON MY HOLY HILL OF ZION.” 

Psa 121:1b-2, FROM WHENCE COMES MY HELP?  MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD, WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH. 

Our help comes from the LORD for HE is always with us, and knows what’s happening in our lives! Don’t put your trust in money, your business, your skills, your wisdom; FOR ALL THESE THINGS CAN BE TAKEN FROM YOU!

Psa 20:7, Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; BUT WE WILL REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE LORD OUR GOD. 

Heb 13:6, So we may boldly say: “THE LORD IS MY HELPER; I WILL NOT FEAR. WHAT CAN MAN DO TO ME?”

Psa 121:3-4, HE WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR FOOT TO BE MOVED; HE WHO KEEPS YOU WILL NOT SLUMBER. BEHOLD, HE WHO KEEPS ISRAEL SHALL NEITHER SLUMBER NOR SLEEP.

IF YOU’RE STANDING ON THE ROCK (JESUS), THEN YOUR FOOTING IS SURE for you stand on solid ground! HE never sleeps on the job; HE is faithful from start to finish!

Deu 32:3-4, FOR I PROCLAIM THE NAME OF THE LORD: ASCRIBE GREATNESS TO OUR GOD. HE IS THE ROCK, HIS WORK IS PERFECT; FOR ALL HIS WAYS ARE JUSTICE, A GOD OF TRUTH AND WITHOUT INJUSTICE; RIGHTEOUS AND UPRIGHT IS HE.

Psa 121:7-8, THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE YOU FROM ALL EVIL; HE SHALL PRESERVE YOUR SOUL. THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE YOUR GOING OUT AND YOUR COMING IN From this time forth, and even forevermore.

There are times in trials where we don’t feel that HE is with us, or maybe turned away from us! But, Truth be told, HE IS THERE WITH US BUILDING OUR FAITH AND RELIANCE ON HIM AND HIM ALONE! Trust in HIM!

Pro 3:5-6, TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, AND HE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PATHS.

Isa 41:10, FEAR NOT, FOR I AM WITH YOU; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ 

Psalm 111, Study HIS word!

Psa 111:1, Praise the LORD! I will praise the LORD with my WHOLE HEART, IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UPRIGHT AND IN THE CONGREGATION. 

The day is coming, the day is near when the assembly of saints will be gathered together IN THE WORSHIP OF OUR KING, WORSHIPPING HIM WITH ALL WE HAVE!

Psa 149:1, Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise in the assembly of saints. 

Psa 111:2, THE WORKS OF THE LORD ARE GREAT, STUDIED BY ALL WHO HAVE PLEASURE IN THEM. 

The Bible is studied by Pastors, scientist, archaeologist, and those seeking the truth of GOD! Archaeologist in Israel have found out that their most trusted source of information comes directly from the Bible!

Psa 111:3-4, HIS WORK IS HONORABLE AND GLORIOUS, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER. HE HAS MADE HIS WONDERFUL WORKS TO BE REMEMBERED; THE LORD IS GRACIOUS AND FULL OF COMPASSION.

HIS ways are perfect, while we fall short on every level! We make statements saying the LORD will do this, and HE will do that, but we use our limited knowledge and foresight! HE ALWAYS DOES WHAT’S BEST EVEN FOR HE KNOWS THE OUTCOME OF THE MATTER!

Isa 44:7, And WHO CAN PROCLAIM AS I DO? Then let him declare it and set it in order for ME, SINCE I APPOINTED the ancient people. AND THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING AND SHALL COME, LET THEM SHOW THESE TO THEM. 

We may not understand all that happening now, but rest assured HE IS COMPLETE CONTROL! WHILE HATERS HATE, AND DOUBTERS DOUBT ONE DAY ALL THINGS WILL BE UNDER HIS FEET!

Psa 111:10, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever. 

Job said it best

Job 28:28, And to man He said, ‘BEHOLD, THE FEAR OF THE LORD, THAT IS WISDOM, AND TO DEPART FROM EVIL IS UNDERSTANDING.’

Psalm 94, the Judge of all!

Psa 94:1-2, O LORD GOD, TO WHOM VENGEANCE BELONGS—O God, TO WHOM VENGEANCE BELONGS, SHINE FORTH! RISE UP, O JUDGE OF THE EARTH; RENDER PUNISHMENT TO THE PROUD.

Even though we long for vengeance against a wrong done to us, vengeance does not belong to man it is HIS and HE will repay the wicked!

Deu 32:35, VENGEANCE IS MINE, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.’ 

Psa 94:6-7, They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless. Yet they say, “THE LORD DOES NOT SEE, NOR DOES THE GOD OF JACOB UNDERSTAND.”

Many believe, in ignorance, that the LORD doesn’t exist or that HE doesn’t see anything! YET nothing is hidden to HIM!

Pro 15:3, The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Jer 23:24, Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?” says the LORD; “DO I NOT FILL HEAVEN AND EARTH?” SAYS THE LORD. 

Psa 94:8-9, Understand, you senseless among the people; And you FOOLS, when will you be wise? HE WHO PLANTED THE EAR, SHALL HE NOT HEAR? HE WHO FORMED THE EYE, SHALL HE NOT SEE?

HE who created the eye and the ear can see, and hear all things! Don’t be foolish! HE shall render justice as the just judge!

Psa 9:7-8, But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

Psa 94:11-12, THE LORD KNOWS THE THOUGHTS OF MAN, THAT THEY ARE FUTILE. BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOM YOU INSTRUCT, O LORD, AND TEACH OUT OF YOUR LAW,

Most may never truly understand until they stand face to face with the JUDGE of heaven and earth! HIS word teaches wisdom to those willing to hear, and knowledge to those who humble themselves before HIM!

Dan 12:10, Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand. 

Time is short for HE is near, chose wisely!

Psalm 64, HE knows all and sees all!

Psa 64:1, … HEAR MY VOICE, O GOD, IN MY MEDITATION; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

The LORD can hear you even if you speak withing yourself! The LORD heard Jonah from the belly of a big fish! No place exists where he can’t hear the cry of HIS people! WE CAN’T RUN FROM HIS SIGHT!

Psa 139:7-11, WHERE CAN I GO FROM YOUR SPIRIT? OR WHERE CAN I FLEE FROM YOUR PRESENCE? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me;

THE LORD IS LIKE THE AIR THAT SURROUNDS US ALWAYS PRESENT! IF WE ARE IN THE OCEAN, THEN HE IS LIKE THE WATER! HE SHALL ALWAYS BE WITH HIS PEOPLE!

Psa 64:2, Hide me from the SECRET PLOTS OF THE WICKED, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,

David would prefer the enemy in the battle field where he can see them rather than an enemy secretly devising plot against him!

Psa 64:3,5, WHO SHARPEN THEIR TONGUE LIKE A SWORD, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—BITTER WORDS…. THEY ENCOURAGE THEMSELVES IN AN EVIL MATTER; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “WHO WILL SEE THEM?” 

GOD sees all, hears all and knows all, yet the wicked do not know that HE is always present!

Psa 10:11, HE HAS SAID IN HIS HEART, “GOD HAS FORGOTTEN; HE HIDES HIS FACE; HE WILL NEVER SEE.” 

Psa 94:7, YET THEY SAY, “THE LORD DOES NOT SEE, NOR DOES THE GOD OF JACOB UNDERSTAND.” 

JUDGEMENT DAY IS COMING AND WE SHALL BE ACCOUNT FOR EVERY IDLE WORD! BE PREPARED, AND SEEK THE LORD!

Mat 12:36, But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, THEY WILL GIVE ACCOUNT OF IT IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.

Job 32, Wisdom comes from GOD!

Job 32:2, Then the wrath of Elihu, … was aroused against Job; HIS WRATH WAS AROUSED BECAUSE HE JUSTIFIED HIMSELF RATHER THAN GOD..

Job did indeed blamed GOD and justified himself, he has said many wrong things, but they were coming from his grief!

Job 27:2, “As God lives, who has taken away MY JUSTICE, AND THE ALMIGHTY, WHO HAS MADE MY SOUL BITTER,

Job believed that GOD was behind the attack on his life, yet it was satan himself! JOB SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT GOD IS THE DEFINITION OF LOVE AND IT IS AGAINST HIS NATURE TO ATTACK A RIGHTEOUS PERSON; NOT SINLESS, BUT RIGHTEOUS!

1John 4:7-8, BELOVED, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER, for LOVE IS OF GOD; and everyone WHO LOVES IS BORN OF GOD AND KNOWS GOD. HE WHO DOES NOT LOVE DOES NOT KNOW GOD, FOR GOD IS LOVE.

Job 32:3, ALSO AGAINST HIS THREE FRIENDS HIS WRATH WAS AROUSED, BECAUSE THEY HAD FOUND NO ANSWER, AND YET HAD CONDEMNED JOB. 

His three friends condemned Job without cause without proof, yet that didn’t stop them from saying “IF YOU WERE PURE”?

Job 8:6, IF YOU WERE PURE AND UPRIGHT, SURELY NOW HE WOULD AWAKE FOR YOU, And prosper your rightful dwelling place.

Job 32:8-9, BUT THERE IS A SPIRIT IN MAN, AND THE BREATH OF THE ALMIGHTY GIVES HIM UNDERSTANDING. GREAT MEN ARE NOT ALWAYS WISE, NOR DO THE AGED ALWAYS UNDERSTAND JUSTICE. 

Elihu was young, but he knew that wisdom comes from GOD! With age comes wisdom is a general rule for the troubles of life is a great teacher, YET TRUE WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING ONLY COMES FROM GOD!

Pro 2:6, FOR THE LORD GIVES WISDOM; FROM HIS MOUTH COME KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING; 

Job 17, Seeing Jesus in Job’s life!

Job 17:1-2, NLT, “My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me. I AM SURROUNDED BY MOCKERS. I watch how bitterly they taunt me.

Job 17:4, FOR YOU HAVE HIDDEN THEIR HEART FROM UNDERSTANDING…

Job 17:6, “BUT HE HAS MADE ME A BYWORD OF THE PEOPLE, AND I HAVE BECOME ONE IN WHOSE FACE MEN SPIT. 

Job, is in agony, humiliated before everyone! People pass him by shaking their heads! Is this job! Wow what happened! BUT I SEE JESUS IN JOB’S LIFE! ON THE CROSS JESUS WAS SURROUNDED BY HIS MOCKERS!

Psa 22:6-7, But I am a worm, and no man; A REPROACH OF MEN, AND DESPISED BY THE PEOPLE. ALL THOSE WHO SEE ME RIDICULE ME…

Mat 27:30-31, THEN THEY SPAT ON HIM, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. AND WHEN THEY HAD MOCKED HIM, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.

Just like Job’s friends lacked understanding, those who crucified JESUS lacked the same!

Luk 23:34, Then Jesus said, “FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO.” …. 

JESUS KNOWS WHAT WERE GOING THROUGH IN LIFE, BECAUSE HE LIVED IT! HE WAS TESTED, HUMILIATED, MOCKED, SPAT ON AND CRUCIFIED FOR US!

Psa 139,2-4, You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

WHATEVER IS YOUR SITUATION, SEEK THE LORD FOR HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WERE GOING THROUGH!

Psa 9:10, AND THOSE WHO KNOW YOUR NAME WILL PUT THEIR TRUST IN YOU; FOR YOU, LORD, HAVE NOT FORSAKEN THOSE WHO SEEK YOU.

Job 2, never lose sight of GOD!

Job 2:4-5, So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! YES, ALL THAT A MAN HAS HE WILL GIVE FOR HIS LIFE. BUT STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND NOW, AND TOUCH HIS BONE AND HIS FLESH, AND HE WILL SURELY CURSE YOU TO YOUR FACE!”

Satan said that Job would give up everything as long as he keeps his life! There is some truth to this statement; remember Peter when he was scared; he denied knowing JESUS!

Mat 26:74, Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I DO NOT KNOW THE MAN!” Immediately a rooster crowed. 

Job 2:6-7, And the LORD said to Satan, “BEHOLD, HE IS IN YOUR HAND, BUT SPARE HIS LIFE.” So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and STRUCK JOB WITH PAINFUL BOILS FROM THE SOLE OF HIS FOOT TO THE CROWN OF HIS HEAD.

Job’s pain was relentless (Job 30:17), he lost his kids, his wealth, and he brought down to nothing! YET he still held fast to the LORD!

Job 2:9, THEN HIS WIFE SAID TO HIM, “DO YOU STILL HOLD FAST TO YOUR INTEGRITY? CURSE GOD AND DIE!” 

Job’s wife was also suffering, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS SATAN SPEAKING THROUGH HIS WIFE! REMEMBER WHEN PETER REBUKED CHRIST! JESUS SAID TO PETER!

Mat 16:23, BUT HE TURNED AND SAID TO PETER, “GET BEHIND ME, SATAN! YOU ARE AN OFFENSE TO ME, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” 

JOB HELD FAST TO THE LORD FOR HE KNEW HIS GOD! IN ALL HIS AFFLICTION HE DIDN’T SIN WITH HIS LIPS. JOB NEVER LOST SIGHT OF HIS GOD FOR HIS MIND WAS FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE LORD!

Col 3:2, SET YOUR MIND ON THINGS ABOVE, NOT ON THINGS ON THE EARTH.