Isaiah 55

It has been a really hard day. Alden's had that tummy bug that going around and has spent most of today making that horrible wining noise that makes me want to jump off the balcony. He has had two naps both about thirty minutes long. When I finally got him down this evening I went into the bathroom turned on the shower sat on the floor and cried. In the midst of crying I realized that I have to post this week. So I pulled it together and here I am.

I know these eight verses very well because I always made my 7th graders memorize them. We had hand motions for the whole thing. They especially liked the part where we pretended to sipped wine daintily and then chugged milk and wiped our face with our sleeve.(Verse 1) But I as much fun as we had with this passage I tried to really point out it's importance as well.

These verses are OUR story. Those of us who are not Jewish(I think that's everyone in our study) are the ones Isaiah is addressing. We are those "endowed with SPLENDOR" I have to say that's not how I felt twenty minutes ago sitting on the floor in the bathroom. Go ahead and read through the 13 verses of this amazing song.

In these verse the Gentiles are urged to come and seek and worship. That is so fitting to where I am right now. There is no better place to come when the day has made you weary. We can sit at the feet of Jesus not because of our Labor but because of his Love. He freely pardons us despite our race.

In verses 8-9 he talks about how God's ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts. How have you seen evidence of this in your life? How has God's plan surprised you lately? (That doesn't have to have a positive answer, be honest, he can take it.)

There is a beautiful picture in the rest of the chapter of what God's word does in our life. Read 10-13 again. I feel kind of like this is Isaiah's version of Louis Armstrongs, what a wonderful world. You know, "I see tree's of green, red roses too, I see um bloom for me and you, and I think to myself...what a wonderful world!"

I have had times in my life where I felt like that song was playing in the background but the beauty in what Isaiah is saying is that no matter where we start that if bring our hearts to the Word it will transform of thinking to see things the way God does. To understand that he is working out all things for the good of those who love him.

I love all the grace that we learn in studies these days and how important it is not to turn our relationship with the Lord into a todo list. But although the guilt of not spending time in the word daily shouldn't shame you into doing it, the transforming power for life should. This is the stuff ladies. This is where the changing happens. It's how we get from the bathroom floor to the song of worship.

Me personally, I'm going to go out in joy, led forth and peace and listen to the music of the trees because I have been endowed with splendor. It's nice to know that's not something I am just saying but the miracle of the word.

Read through 56:1-8. I'll have some questions when we meet.

I apologize for how late this post is. Look forward to seeing you Thursday!