Today’s Hebrew Testament chronological reading is in Isaiah 59 and 60.
The Psalms/ Proverbs reading is in Psalm 89.
The Greek Testament reading is in John 10.
ESSENTIAL STUDIES.
Isaiah 59 and 60, When God is far off
Additional studies: Isaiah Index
God being far from us is not the norm for people who are in relationship with God. He gave Moses instructions to build the tabernacle in the wilderness because He desires to dwell with and be with His people. He established Sabbaths and feast days as appointed times between Himself and His people because He desires to meet with His people. Togetherness is the norm, communion is the norm, communication is the norm, fellowship is the norm, relationship is the norm.
When God seems afar off, when our prayers are hitting a sky of bronze, that is not the norm. When that is the case between us and God, there is a reason for it! God did not withdraw just to be mean or arbitrary. There is iniquity and sin somewhere that causes God to hide His face.
Psalm 89, Chiastic structure
Additional studies: Psalms Book Three: 73-89 Index
It is very true that God will not break His covenant, nor alter the word that has come out of His lips. If what you see with your eyes does not line up with God’s promise, it is because God is not yet finished bringing His promise about! The end of the story is not yet. If we ascribe unfaithfulness to God, it is because we have established our own timetable and expectations on how and when His promise is to play out. Our judgment of God’s unfaithfulness is never just! ♥
John 10, Bible for Beginners
Additional studies: John Index
YHVH shepherds me, therefore I shall not lack anything essential. He watches over me invested by love and duty. Jesus is our Good Shepherd. He is of a favorable character, suitable to meet our needs, who can be relied upon, according to Webster’s. He does not abandon us at the first sign of trouble, but lays His life down for us, so that we may live. And not only live, but live abundantly, in the present, and with everlasting life in the future.
THREE-YEAR BIBLE.
The three-year plan is here.
Today’s reading is in 2 Corinthians 11.
Suggested study: 2 Corinthians 11, Bible for Beginners.
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