Well, to be kind, I have decided to have a short post this Friday - the past two Fridays have been a bit lenghty.
Anyway, I have a habit of journaling whenever I have my daily Bible reading time. I will at least write down what I read, and almost always will write down something that stuck out to me or just summarizing what the passage/chapter was saying. I think journaling is a great habit, and I would encourage everyone to keep a log of what you are reading, and even beyond that to keep a journal of what God is doing in your life. From time to time I do that, but not faithfully.
Anyway, I was looking through some old notebooks that I had some of these posts in, and I came across this one from June 23, 2003. It was from Isaiah 33:14-15, and I will write exactly what I wrote down on that date, and let the comments fall as they may. Just an old thought...
(Isa 33:14) The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
(Isa 33:15) He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
To dwell w/ the devouring fire (pass through judgment), he that walketh righteously... "that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil." Violence + sin on TV.
Anyway, I have a habit of journaling whenever I have my daily Bible reading time. I will at least write down what I read, and almost always will write down something that stuck out to me or just summarizing what the passage/chapter was saying. I think journaling is a great habit, and I would encourage everyone to keep a log of what you are reading, and even beyond that to keep a journal of what God is doing in your life. From time to time I do that, but not faithfully.
Anyway, I was looking through some old notebooks that I had some of these posts in, and I came across this one from June 23, 2003. It was from Isaiah 33:14-15, and I will write exactly what I wrote down on that date, and let the comments fall as they may. Just an old thought...
(Isa 33:14) The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
(Isa 33:15) He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
To dwell w/ the devouring fire (pass through judgment), he that walketh righteously... "that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil." Violence + sin on TV.
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I have read this passage in Isaiah just a few times...but I find it interesting that the latter verse answers the previous one. Who will dwell in the everlasting burnings? Is it sinners who will be tormented for eternity? Nay, the Bible tells us that the only ones who will live in God's presence without being consumed on the spot will be those who love Him completely and utterly. Sinners cannot survive in God's presence. They die, and the biblical view of hellfire is that it burns up all trace of sin and sinners.
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