Isaiah 55:10-11
Complete
Jewish Bible (CJB)
10 For just as rain and snow fall from the sky
and do not return there, but water the earth,
causing it to bud and produce,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth —
it will not return to me unfulfilled;
but it will accomplish what I intend,
and cause to succeed what I sent it to do.”
and do not return there, but water the earth,
causing it to bud and produce,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth —
it will not return to me unfulfilled;
but it will accomplish what I intend,
and cause to succeed what I sent it to do.”
From the book “Wellcome to the house
of my heart” by Eva Spångberg.
(from Swedish “Välkommen
till mitt Hjärtas hus”)
Eva Spångberg was a Swedish artist
who worked with carving in wood. In her book the following translation is from
day 31.
“Have I the right to take a Bible
verse that God gave in a given moment in time and apply it on my own life? May
I. as I have done in this little book, give these old words to you from God? The
Lord once said to his people: “These words that I give you today; you shall
keep in your hearts” He said that these holy words were meant for his own people;
Israel.
But the Word became flesh and dwelt
among us. If Jesus hadn’t come the old words would have only applied to those
who first received them. But through Jesus the words also apply to us. Through
Jesus they are brought from God right into our own lives.
Jesus makes the words come alive. When
we open the door of our heart and accept the word of the Bible we accept Jesus
himself. He comes to you from God.”
Wishing you a Blessed New Year 2014
Sincerely yours,Ida
