[Discoveries] 07-26-08 God's eternal plans -- Isaiah 25:6 The Message

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*But here on this mountain, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies will throw a feast 
for all the people of the world ... -- Isaiah 25:6 The Message*/

Remember the end of William Golding's novel, /Lord of the Flies/? The 
ship shows up, and suddenly everything changes. The boys cease to be 
savages and, once again, are merely school boys. Someone else is in 
charge. Order is restored. The tragedy is over, real life resumes.

God is on a mission to bring things back to normal. Our sin-infested 
planet, with all its attendant pain, injustice, deceit and darkness is 
not normal.

We must remember some important things. God's purposes outlast the mess 
man makes. As Tennyson wrote, "our little systems have their day, they 
have their day and cease to be."

God is showing up to make things right. Yes, this will happen at 
Judgment Day, but don't think it isn't happening today.

When I originally wrote this devotional, three people in my life were 
battling cancer. One of them pulled me aside and whispered in my ear. 
"Pray for me," was the message, "I'm fighting for my life."

In the face of cancer, what can I do? Yet, I glance upward. How easily 
God spreads a banquet for the whole earth! How easily He dismisses 
death! How easily He welcomes us to eternal life.

This is a God who can do anything. His angels who have stood in His 
presence for thousands of years, remain amazed and overwhelmed. Every 
day heaven and earth are filled with new riches as God unfolds the 
wonder of His eternal plans.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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