15For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
16But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
17One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
I love this passage, because it shows God's patience for His children. No matter how much we turn from Him, if He ordains it, we will REturn to Him. He is ETERNALLY patient! :) Just think about it, who is patient like that?!?
Isaiah 30:20-21 (KJV)
20And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Ryrie note: teachers. Better, Teacher, referring to God. On God the teacher in the Millennium, see Isaiah 2:3.
"On that day when freed from sinning" - His teaching of us will be uninterrupted by our sin.
Isaiah 31:7 (KJV)
For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Idols. Also, Isaiah 2:8, Isaiah 2:17-18, Isaiah 30:22. Thank GOODNESS for the day when we will be free from sin, and from the pesky idols that deceive our hearts!
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Also, check out Stuff Christian's Like post for today, Wishing being a Christian meant a pain free life.
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