|
SHOCKED!!! 8/31/25
Isaiah 1 (KJV 1900)
1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: For the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against me.
3The ox knoweth his owner, And the ass his master’s crib: But Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.
4Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, A seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: They have forsaken the Lord, They have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, They are gone away backward.
5Why should ye be stricken any more? Ye will revolt more and more: The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; But wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: They have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
7Your country is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire: Your land, strangers devour it in your presence, And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
8And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, As a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, As a besieged city.
9Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, We should have been as Sodom, And we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
10Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; Give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; And I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
12When ye come to appear before me, Who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; The new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; It is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: They are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: Yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: Your hands are full of blood.
16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
17Learn to do well; Seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
“IF ye (YOU AND ME!!!) be willing and obedient..............................
YE SHALL EAT THE GOOD OF THE LAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
I was SHOCKED this past week in my DAILY/NIGHTLY PERSONAL Bible reading.
I was led of the Lord to read the Book of Jeremiah-the LONGEST Book in the Bible.
Jeremiah is well known as the WEEPING PROPHET!!
Jeremiah never/NEVER had a positive or good word to preach!!!
He never had a huge following and never enjoyed the “success” of many of our “modern day “prophets/preachers!!!!”
In Chapter 44, Verses 16 and 17, after Jeremiah had delivered “the WORD of the Lord” to the hearers they are quoted in their sullen reply:
Jeremiah 44:16–17 (KJV 1900)
16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.
17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!! The “people” absolutely and BLUNTLY refused to hearken/obey the WORD OF THE LORD.....
IN YOUR FACE GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOD, Lord Jesus, WE hear You but WE are DETERMINED to go our own way, do what we please and/or feel like it.... and YOU can't stop us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
Is this rebellion prevalent also TODAY????
Is not this also prevalent in our own lives and the lives of our own loved ones???????
Jeremiah 44:16 (KJV 1900)
16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.
SELAH-THINK ON THIS, BELOVED..........
WE know better most of the time!!
Our loved ones, our sons and daughters know better AND were trained better.
I can not find who said this, BUT, sadly, this is a mantra I live by and often say:
“THERE AIN'T NOTHING I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU WON'T FIND OUT YOURSELF.”
My father used to say that the best school is the “school of hard knocks!!!!!”
AMEN AND AMEN!!!???
I close with this/another FAVORITE Scriptures:
Proverbs 13:15 (KJV 1900)
15Good understanding giveth favour: But the way of transgressors is hard.
“BUT THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!”
This FACT is eternal!!! It is universal!!!
GOD says:
Isaiah 1:18–19 (KJV 1900)
18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
TODAY, let US be REASONABLE/WILLING AND OBEDIENT!!!!
Let US gladly “EAT THE GOOD OF THE LAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
AMEN??????????????????????????????????
God Bless YOU today!!!!
Pastor Doug
Please feel free to contact me anytime at DOUGGHC@AOL.COM, or by phone:
404-295-5644 or
CHURCH ADDRESS:
70 Stone Rd.
McDonough, GA. 30253
Your tithes and offerings are greatly appreciated and much needed and can be sent to the above CHURCH ADDRESS or by accessing our website:
WWW.GOSPELOUTREACHCHURCH.COM
gospel outreach church
Some are unable to physically attend a local church any more. Some do not care to. Some people cannot find a Chu...
and/or via pay pal or cash app $GOCHURCH71
Thank You and God Bless You!!!
Pastor Doug
| 
