Isaiah 5 – 8
In chapter 5, the Lord talks about his vineyard and what he will do to it: Tear down its hedges, let it be destroyed, break down its walls, let the animals trample it, make it a wild place, stop the rain from falling on it. To what did this vineyard refer? He answers it in verse seven: “The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies…”
The damage to the vineyard is because of the nation’s sin. “What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.” Chief, of course, of their sins is that they have jrejected the law of the Lord and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
In chapter 6, the prophet Isaiah was changed dramatically. Why? Isaiah saw the Lord, sitting on his throne, in all of his holiness and splendor. His reaction to the Lord is how anyone who really comes face to face with God reacts: He sees his sinful self, the doom that is in store for him because of his sin, his unworthiness and helplessness. When Isaiah confesses this sin, a coal is brought to his “filthy lips” and his sins are declared forgiven and his guilt is declared removed.
In the same way, we cannot do anything about our sin. Only by confession and repentance can we be declared forgiven by the our Lord Jesus. As I John 1:9 says, “But if we confess our sin to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”
Then, when God calls for someone to send as a messenger to his people, Isaiah’s response is “Here I am. Send me.” God sends Isaiah, but warns him that people will not listen.
In chapter 7, Isaiah comforts Ahaz (Judah), grandson of Uzziah, when he and the people are afraid of an attack on Jerusalem by King Rezin of Syria and Pekah, king of Israel. Isaiah tells him the attack will not take place and within sixty-five years, Israel “will be crushed and completely destroyed.”
A sign is given that “The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us.’).”
The Lord, through Isaiah, even tells Ahaz who will destroy Israel – the king of Assyria.” He also offers some good advice: “Make the Lord of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear. He is the one who should make you tremble.”
Wait for the Lord and put your hope in him.
Tomorrow, we’ll be reading Amos 1 - 5.
Wal-Mart vs. The Morons or How to Fix the Economy
1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of every day.
2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
3.. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.
4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target +Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.
5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people, is the world's largest private employer, and most speak English.
6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the world.
7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger and Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only fifteen years.
8. During this same period, 31 big supermarket chains sought bankruptcy.
9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had five years ago.
11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at Wal-Mart stores. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)
12. 90% of all Americans live within fifteen miles of a Wal-Mart.
How to Fix the Economy
You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to fix the economy.
This should be read and understood by all Americans… Democrats, Republicans, EVERYONE!!
To President Obama and all 535 voting members of the Legislature:
It is now official that the majority of you are corrupt morons:
a.. The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775. You have had 234 years to get it right and it is broke.
b.. Social Security was established in 1935. You have had 74 years get it right and it is broke.
c.. Fannie Mae was established in 1938. You have had 71 years to get it right and it is broke.
d.. War on Poverty started in 1964. You have had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor" and they only want more.
e.. Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. You have had 44 years to get it right and they are broke.
f.. Freddie Mac was established in 1970. You have had 39 years to get it right and it is broke.
g.. The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 employees with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import more oil than ever before. You had 32 years to get it right and it is an abysmal failure.
You have FAILED in every "government service" you have shoved down our throats while overspending our tax dollars. AND YOU WANT AMERICANS TO BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH A GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM??
Until next time…
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