May 7, 2018- Monday-#696-Daily Bible Reading and Meditation-Isaiah 38 KJV
***...Thus saith the Lord , Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.***
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
[2] Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord ,
[3] And said, Remember now, O Lord , I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[4] Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,
[5] Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord , the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
[15] What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it : I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
[16] O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
[19] The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
[20] The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord .
Words to ponder for today:
Thus Sayeth The LORD, Set Thine House In Order For Thou Shalt Die
A godly king Hezekiah was instructed by GOD to set his house in order, because he is about to die.
And he prayed to GOD to save him from death, and GOD his LORD healed him.
There are facts of life we people should know and learn from this chapter:
* GOD The Creator who gave us breath of life, is the only ONE who has power to take it back from us.
* GOD who instructed King Hezekiah, to set his house in order, for he is about to die, has also given us instruction to set our house, even our household in order, because of the fact that, as we are alive and breathing, so it is also a fact that at any GOD’s appointed time, we may die.
* GOD sees our heart and our ways of life; He is merciful and always ready to answer all who sincerely pray and cry to Him for help and salvation.
* GOD gives unusual signs for all who believe, to know He is able to makes all things possible.
* GOD, in every sickness, even deadly illness, has given the cure which is already there, since the beginning he created all things.
* GOD hold each livings accountable for the life they live. And He is well pleased to all who give to Him their time to worship Him, who sings about His lovingkindness, His greatness and His bountiful grace.
Yes, our life here on earth is not permanent. We are just a sojourner here. The LORD GOD instructed each of us to set our house in order, so that our household should know the fear of The LORD: that the life we live should be for the praises of Him whom is the Author of our existence. That we should know, that death is just the beginning of eternity, and our final destination depends upon the kind of life we live. That there are two eternal place where souls of human goes after death; it is either to our Creator or to the place of human’s predators.
If this hit you hard as if the LORD speaks to you now, as if he is telling you to set your house in order because you are about to die, chose to do also what King Hezekiah did. Turn your facd and pray unto The LORD.. For HE alone has the power to save.
A blessed night to all!
Isaiah 38:1-22 KJV
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. [2] Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord , [3] And said, Remember now, O Lord , I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. [4] Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying, [5] Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord , the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. [6] And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city. [7] And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord , that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken; [8] Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. [9] The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: [10] I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years. [11] I said, I shall not see the Lord , even the Lord , in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. [12] Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. [13] I reckoned till morning, that , as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. [14] Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord , I am oppressed; undertake for me. [15] What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it : I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. [16] O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. [17] Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. [18] For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. [19] The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. [20] The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord . [21] For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. [22] Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord ?
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