spend yourselves and satisfy the needs...
"...if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday."
Isaiah 58:10 in a whole new light. I have read this verse more than once and sat through teachings on it. But tonight, I was reading a book out loud to my youngest. Isaiah 58 is in the book and the author encourages the reader to read it. I did, and man it hit me hard. I couldn't get through reading it without tearing up. I had to pause in reading because I was so choked up. Why? Why this time even though I have read this so many times before? Because it speaks to my heart. I SO believe we should live differently. I know, of course we do, but I'm not just talking about what we eat, lack of exercise and being nicer. I'm talking about the fact that we should be trying to figure out how to live WITH each other, even in the same home. How we should be there to help people in time of need, whether it's just a meal to be cooked or a yard that needs work. Whether it's helping a newly married family or the elderly take care of simple tasks.
I can't even find the words to explain it. I just know it's what we should be doing. And you know what's crazy? When we do spend ourselves and satisfy the needs of others, we benefit - "The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings."
I want to be a repairer of broken walls and a restorer of streets. Lord, show me...
Isaiah 58:10 in a whole new light. I have read this verse more than once and sat through teachings on it. But tonight, I was reading a book out loud to my youngest. Isaiah 58 is in the book and the author encourages the reader to read it. I did, and man it hit me hard. I couldn't get through reading it without tearing up. I had to pause in reading because I was so choked up. Why? Why this time even though I have read this so many times before? Because it speaks to my heart. I SO believe we should live differently. I know, of course we do, but I'm not just talking about what we eat, lack of exercise and being nicer. I'm talking about the fact that we should be trying to figure out how to live WITH each other, even in the same home. How we should be there to help people in time of need, whether it's just a meal to be cooked or a yard that needs work. Whether it's helping a newly married family or the elderly take care of simple tasks.
I can't even find the words to explain it. I just know it's what we should be doing. And you know what's crazy? When we do spend ourselves and satisfy the needs of others, we benefit - "The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings."
I want to be a repairer of broken walls and a restorer of streets. Lord, show me...
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