Tuesday 25 June 2024
SOAP
Scripture
Isaiah 54
English Standard Version
The Eternal Covenant of Peace
1 “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord. 2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, and your offspring will possess the nations and will people the desolate cities.
4 “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more. 5 For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called. 6 For the Lord has called you like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit, like a wife of youth when she is cast off, says your God. 7 For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you. 8 In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.
9 “This is like the days of Noah[a] to me: as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, and will not rebuke you.10 For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
11 “O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.[b] 12 I will make your pinnacles of agate,[c] your gates of carbuncles,[d] and all your wall of precious stones. 13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. 14 In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. 15 If anyone stirs up strife, it is not from me; whoever stirs up strife with you shall fall because of you. 16 Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals and produces a weapon for its purpose. I have also created the ravager to destroy; 17 no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication[e] from me, declares the Lord.”
Ephesians 5
English Standard Version
Wives and Husbands
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.[a] 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Observation
Scripture
Isaiah 54
English Standard Version
The Eternal Covenant of Peace
1 “Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of her who is married,” says the Lord. 2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, and your offspring will possess the nations and will people the desolate cities.
4 “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more. 5 For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called. 6 For the Lord has called you like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit, like a wife of youth when she is cast off, says your God. 7 For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you. 8 In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.
9 “This is like the days of Noah[a] to me: as I swore that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, and will not rebuke you.10 For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
11 “O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.[b] 12 I will make your pinnacles of agate,[c] your gates of carbuncles,[d] and all your wall of precious stones. 13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. 14 In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. 15 If anyone stirs up strife, it is not from me; whoever stirs up strife with you shall fall because of you. 16 Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals and produces a weapon for its purpose. I have also created the ravager to destroy; 17 no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication[e] from me, declares the Lord.”
Ephesians 5
English Standard Version
Wives and Husbands
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.[a] 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Observation
How can I barren woman who is unmarried be spreading out to the right and the left because GOD is giving her offsprings that will possess nations and cities? You see, this is how GOD works, HE is the everlasting faithful GOD. For the world, it seems like those that are called HIS people whom HE loves, are suffering barrenness, or fruitlessness and even desolation Isaiah 54:6 For the Lord has called you like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit, like a wife of youth when she is cast off, says your God. But GOD's ways are higher than our ways, and HE tests every man before HE elevates and blesses them. All our suffering and affliction will be nothing compared to the glory which GOD will reward HIS faithful children. For this barren woman in Isaiah will soon become a submissive wife in Ephesians. A Nation or a group of people is referred to as a she in the Bible, this specific woman is Jerusalem but every time I read it, I feel that it is me because the WORD of GOD is alive. Though I am barren now but GOD is telling me to rejoice! For HE is about to suddenly make me fruitful.
Application
In reality, I am not asking GOD for so many children. What I am asking GOD is a human husband to love me like HE does, and 2 children. This is not a hard thing for GOD to give, but it seems so long, so hard to find someone to love me that this thing has become impossible in my eyes but I believe in the GOD who makes the impossible a reality. GOD wants me to be faithful. HE commands us to keep hoping in HIS goodness and be not bitter towards things going on around us. My part is to keep having faith, to keep believing and trusting that GOD has not forgotten me, HE is faithful to me as HE has been faithful to others around me.
Prayers
Dear AVI
HOLY HOLY HOLY are YOU O GOD Almighty! Thank YOU for everyday that YOU give me that Iam able to do YOUR Will, it is by YOUR grace that I am still here doing what YOU have called me to do but O LORD I need a lot of help with Accounting, please find me a good young accountant who understands what I want to happen in the system and whom I can entrust my goals and fulfill it. I thank YOU for Anacel and Stephen who are working with me with Tax related problems please bless them with good health and good attitude towards work. I pray for all our workers to be faithful and I thank you for removing those that are not grateful for the life YOU have given us and what YOU have entrusted to us. Please AVI, have YOUR way, have mercy on us O GOD. Take care of us. Please prepare my parents, my mom to pay our debt with BIR, please give her the right perspective and take away all the lies of the enemies. I pray O GOD, take care of our company and all our workers. Please AVI, speak to Stephen and Mom Benita, continue to make them hungry and thirsty for YOU and bring them into YOUR kingdom. Speak to Stephen, O GOD, call him YOUR son and let him love and follow YOU with me because YOU have put him in my heart and I want to pray for him instead of be sad why I have these feelings. I pray O GOD, let him experience YOU like I did, let him to know YOU, let him to pray to YOU and have a relationship with YOU. Please GOD, change this man to be YOUR own! For YOU deserve all the glory honor power and praise!
In the name of YESHUA Amen!
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