Behold Your GOD!

May 9, 2018-Wednesday-#698- Daily Morning Bible Reading and Meditation- Isaiah 40 KJV

 ***O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!*** 

[3] The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord , make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 

[4] Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 

[5] And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it . 

[9] O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! 

[10] Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand , and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 

 [11] He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. 

[29] He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 

[30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 

[31] But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Words to ponder:

Behold Your GOD!

This is the prophesy of Isaiah about the coming of The Savior of The World JESUS CHRIST.

Noted below are the events which already have came to passed, more than two thousand years ago, and were written by The LORD GOD’s faithful witnesses in the New Testament for our references; for us to know that the faith we have in The Only Savior JESUS CHRIST, whom after we have received, have strengthen us; for us to be able to do the things we did and should be done for Him, particularly in zealously proclaiming and sharing to others the truth about Him . 

“[3] The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord , make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”

*The coming first of GOD’s faithful witness and messenger John The Baptist.

These were written: 

Luke 1:67-69,76 KJV

[67] And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 

[68] Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 

[69] And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 

[76] And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

John 1:6-8 KJV

[6] There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 

[7] The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 

[8] He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

“[5] And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it .”

* The Light and The Glory of The LORD was already revealed not only by the angel to the shepherds who were watching their flocks that night, that the Savior has been born, but also by GOD Himself, to John The Baptist during The LORD JESUS CHRIST Baptism. 

Luke 2:8-12 KJV

[8] And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 

[9] And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 

[10] And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 

[11] For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 

[12] And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

Matthew 3:13-17 KJV

[13] Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 

[14] But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 

[15] And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

[16] And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 

[17] And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

 “[11] He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. 

[29] He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”

*The many mighty, miraculous and magnificent works of The LORD has been recorded. Some of them are healing the sick, raising the dead, taming the raging waves, and the events the He fed the multitude in the desert place, from the meager five bread loaves and two fishes that were multiplied after He looked up in heaven and blessed it: 

Matthew 14:15-20 KJV

[15] And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 

[16] But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 

[17] And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 

[18] He said, Bring them hither to me. 

[19] And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 

[20] And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

“[30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 

[31] But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

* The Boldness and courageousness of the LORD’s Apostles and Disciples who have gone astray upon his death, but was regenerated and strengthened upon seeng Him, after His resurrection and ascension in heaven. That after The LORD JESUS’ words has been fulfilled, which He had spoken before His crucifixion, that after His “going away”,He shall send The Comforter in His Name, All of His Apostles preached and proclaimed His Name with zealousness until their last breath; even they were commanded to stop, and were heavily persecuted. 

Acts 4:1-21

Behold your GOD! 

This words were before a mockery of them who crucified The LORD to His believers, but is now being shouted and preached in the pulpit, in the radio, in the television and even in the social media. 

The LORD is not yet done with us people. His death was not the end and the fulfillment of GOD’s plan; for there is a great promise that people should know and behold. It is the second coming of The LORD JESUS CHRIST which was spoken by the angel of The LORD after His ascension. 

Acts 1:9-11 KJV

[9] And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 

[10] And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 

[11] Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

He shall come again with His might. And in Him shall be the recompense to them who did not believe His words, and His rewards are to them who faithfully accepted, believed  Him and call upon His Name. 

As Isaiah has written, so it was with them who waited patiently upon His coming. 

 [31] But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Wait upon The LORD JESUS CHRIST; in accepting Him, in Believing only upon Him, in calling upon His Name.

Be a faithful disciple of HIM both now and forever! 

AMEN!

Good morning! 

Isaiah 40:1-31 KJV

[1] Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. [2] Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. [3] The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord , make straight in the desert a highway for our God. [4] Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: [5] And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it . [6] The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: [7] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. [8] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. [9] O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! [10] Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand , and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. [11] He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. [12] Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? [13] Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord , or being his counsellor hath taught him? [14] With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? [15] Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. [16] And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. [17] All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. [18] To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? [19] The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. [20] He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. [21] Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? [22] It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: [23] That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. [24] Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. [25] To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. [26] Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things , that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. [27] Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord , and my judgment is passed over from my God? [28] Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord , the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. [29] He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. [30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: [31] But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.