SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 5, VS 25
25 Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 5, VS 25
v. 25– When we gave ourselves to Our Lord, we were crucified and resurrected with Him. Our former selves were killed and we were resurrected into a new life in Him. Each day, each minute, of our lives, we are to continue to keep our former selves crucified–brutally killed–and only live in and through Jesus Christ. This is what Jesus meant when He said “take up your cross and follow me”.
We must carry the cross with us at all times–not as a burden, but as a joy, to continually crucify our former selves and live His life! His hand is stretched out still, but He is angry with some of the teachings of some churches, and their compromise with sin.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 5, VS 26-27
26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: 27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 5, VS 26-27
- 26– His ensign is Jesus, and all who are listening for His Voice will come swiftly when He calls.
- 27– He is our protector–in every detail of our lives!!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 5, VS 28-30
28 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 5, VS 28-30
v. 28– Our arrows are sharp. They are the Words and knowledge that we receive from Our Lord and His Word. Our bows should be bent and ready to fight Satan with the Word of God whenever he strikes. We should be swift to go to Jesus with everything in our lives–external and internal. The things of the world and the things of the heart–and get our weapons to fight!
v. 29– We are strong as lions, and should be as brave, because we have the POWER OF GOD IN US!!
- 30– Non believers will come against us like the sea roaring onto the land, and when they look on us, they don’t see the light we have within us, because they are in darkness.
END OF CHAPTER 5