Isaiah 3:12-15
Isaiah
{3:12} [As for] my people, children [are] their oppressors,
and women rule over them.
Have we ever lived in a society that disrespects the elderly, or even adults, more? Have we?
Think about it carefully. We've had many, many different kinds of situations in the world where people will say oh it's always been this way, just not so noticeable. But let history speak for itself. Children oppressing those who have rule over them by sheer age and maturity, no, I've personally never heard of it being something pronounced outside of the occasional prominent spoiled rotten brat.
I suppose I've heard often enough from my mother how things weren't just like this in her day. Children didn't dream of talking back to parents and teachers, and if they did they were the rarity and punished severely.
Today the rarity is more the child who doesn't talk back and act out either at home, school, or both.
Today the child who doesn't oppress authority figures is rare.
A large percentage of elderly live in fear and with good reason.
'Children are their oppressors and women rule over them'
Alarm bells sound once more for all the feminists, but before they ring too long or loud we know factually that Biblically there have been many women in prominent positions, women that God has used for His purposes. God is not anti-feminist. God does not want women oppressed. God doesn't want anyone oppressed. In God's eyes love is what matters over all and love isn't domineering it's sharing equally, it's helping unconditionally.
When children and women are ruling over man, when they are domineering an oppressive to man they are stripping him of his God given right to be treated with respect.
Why can I just imagine all the uproar over the years of oppression men and parents have dealt their wives, their children? Because in this sinfilled world men have abused their position, parents have abused their children. The abuse goes on and on and revenge takes over and people shout it's good because the revenge means justice is being served, but it's not justice, revenge is not justice. The abused becoming the abuser is not a good thing contrary to the underdog coming out on top mentality.
Back to the disrespect multiplying throughout our society. It's not something we can overlook as unimportant. It's a symptom of the world's degradation down into sin's evil depths. It's one more sign of the times and we can't ignore them. We can't excuse them. We have to see them and understand that God allows the signs so that we know the times and the times are fast coming to a close.
Isaiah
{3:12} [As for] my people, children [are] their oppressors,
and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead
thee cause [thee] to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
{3:13} The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to
judge the people. {3:14} The LORD will enter into
judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes
thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the
poor [is] in your houses. {3:15} What mean ye [that] ye
beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor?
saith the LORD GOD of hosts.
They which lead thee cause thee to err and destroy the way of thy paths.
The corruption in our society is completey.
We are no longer outraged by scandels involving our leaders whether they're secular or religious. We barely bat an eye at the newest scandel of indecency, corruption, murder. We've become desensitized because of familiarity. Our leaders have led us down a road that glorifies the sinner, the sin, the sinning. People are hungry and thirsting for the next scandel to feast on. We no longer expect our leaders in anything to be truly outstanding and honest, upright and such. We want them to be, but we don't delude ourselves into believing they are so when their evil comes to light we aren't surprised...
...it didn't use to be this way.
This is our world today and it's only getting worse and worse, it will never get better, not really. The only 'better' it will get might be under the guise of even more evil.
May the Lord bless us by the mercy and grace of our Savior. May our eyes be open, our hearts be open, our spirits be revived so that we may see and know the truth in the world, that we may know that Christ is coming and see the signs around us, understanding them as they are revealed to us.
Bless us Lord, have mercy upon us all now and forever!
In Christ.
Amen.
2/24/10
Joh 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Jesus came down from heaven.
Think abou it, think about what Jesus did.
We see various movies, it's in various books where a king voluntarily lays aside his crown and goes to live among the common people. Why does the king do that? Perhaps to get a taste of a normal life. The king meanwhile knows that at any time He can pick up his crown again and get out of the life of a common man and more often than not he does after learning some important life lesson which ends up making him a better man. Those are stories we read and watch. In fact on televison right now they're playing a show called 'Undercover Boss' where the CEO of various companies goes undercover for a week to see how his businesses are doing in a unique way- as an entry level employess new to the job with a documentary being filmed on his life going into a new job. Well, I'm not sure how much is a 'story', how different people react when cameras are on them changing normal behavior but I guess barring a hidden camera it's the best way they're going to get this sort of show done. The premise is the CEO is trying to make his company better by understanding what the 'little' man goes through and where things can be improved. A good premise for a show but the ultimate abdication of a crown is the one Jesus laid aside to become human.
1Jn 4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
Jesus came in the flesh and is of God.
Jesus came down from heaven. In heaven He was a Spirit like God.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit
Jesus was the Word with God in the beginning.
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Just as on earth we have kings and their sons, princes holding all the power of his father- in heaven we had God the Father and God the Son- both Spirits. Then the Spirit of the Son took on flesh and dwelt among us.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Joh 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Jesus a God in heaven set aside His sole spirit form and took on flesh coming down from heaven why? To do the will of God, not His own will.
We need to do the will of God, not our will. If we start our days and give our life to God's will then prayerfully throughout our day we'll walk in God's will and not our own. It's very very hard to do and really, impossible to do on our own. We have to cling to Christ and pray that His righteousness by ours because our own is nothing. We have to rely solely on God to do His will, because of our own selves we can do nothing, just like Jesus of His own self could do nothing, and we are far from being anywhere near like Jesus.
Joh 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Joh 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Without Jesus we can do nothing. Jesus without God could do nothing.
By the grace and mercy of our Lord and our precious all merciful, loving Savior now and forever.
Amen.
2/24/11