The book of Isaiah

Dear Reader
Coming to the book of Isaiah I have listened twice and I think another third time is necessary to let it all sink in. A lot to take in. There are many famous verses referring to Jesus and prophesies about his coming. Also many verses about the sin and evilness of man.

 I feel heaviness over this book but chapter 61 brings light and foretell the very much existing Israel today. Think about the volunteers on the kibutzes in verse 5.

And ofcourse think of Jesus calling out the first verse.

" 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners," 

Sincerely yours, Ida

Remember God ...

Ecclesiastes 12

6 Remember Him—before the silver cord is severed,
and the golden bowl is broken;
before the pitcher is shattered at the spring,
and the wheel broken at the well,
7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

The Name

Dear Reader,

I have been walking through the Proverbs and this is some verses that talked to me.

I answer Jesus to the question below. Whay about you?

Sincerely yours, Ida

Proverbs 30

Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Whose hands have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!

⁵ “Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Proverbs 16:31

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a crown of splendor;
it is attained in the way of righteousness.

Read Jesus where there is Wisdom ...

Painting by Akiane Kramarik "The faceof Jesus"

Proverbs 8

²² “The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works,
before his deeds of old;
²³ I was formed long ages ago,
at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
²⁴ When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
when there were no springs overflowing with water;
²⁵ before the mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,
²⁶ before he made the world or its fields
or any of the dust of the earth.
²⁷ I was there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
²⁸ when he established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
²⁹ when he gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
³⁰ Then I was constantly^[e] at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence,
³¹ rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind.

³² “Now then, my children, listen to me;
blessed are those who keep my ways.
³³ Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not disregard it.
³⁴ Blessed are those who listen to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
³⁵ For those who find me find life
and receive favor from the LORD.
³⁶ But those who fail to find me harm themselves;
all who hate me love death.”

Sincerely yours, Ida

I refuse to give in again ...

Yim Jae-beum : You, 임재범 : 여러분 20110522

So I try again to keep this song on my Blog. It was taken away in 2011 but I keep doing what I did then: I refuse to give in again ...

This is from a Korean TV-contest "I am a singer".

When you feel pain
I will comfort you
When you feel despair
I will become your tears

On a dark night, When you walk up a troubled path,
I will, I will, I will, I will become your lamp.

When you feel empty and alone,
I will be your friend.

I am your eternal brother,
I am your friend,
I am your eternal music.
I am, I am, I am I am your.......delight

"But, when I feel lonely, who will comfort me?"

"You"

I am your eternal brother,
I am your friend,
I am your eternal music.
I am, I am ,I am I am your.......delight

"All of You. Thank you."

Susan Werner - Did Trouble Me

How to endure heaven

Dear Reader,
If you are like me and will easily remember what you have heard rather than read, you can find help here if you want to listen to the words of the Bible. I have come to the Psalms and you can also find it here
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalms%201&version=NIV

I changed the text to the Amplified Bible:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalms%201&version=AMP
and found in the Footnotes this quote from Spurgeon.

Psalm 1:5 Charles Haddon Spurgeon (The Treasury of David) said, "Sinners cannot live in heaven. They would be out of their element. Sooner could a fish live upon a tree than the wicked in paradise." The only way they will ever be able to endure heaven is to be born again and become new creatures with pure hearts able fully to enjoy the presence of God, His holy angels, and the redeemed.

Have you ever thought about that? That there will be people not enduring heaven. I guess everybody would like to go to heaven because it sure sounds more nice than the option of hell as it is described in the Bible. Right? But how could heaven be hell to somebody? Sin cannot exist in the presence of God who is Holy and without darkness.
So to stand before God without Jesus in front of you telling The Father "I died for her and she has accepted the gift of eternal life in me" you will not be able to endure heaven where the absence of sin is strikingly obvious.
Sincerely yours, Ida

Promoted to Glory

An old friend has left her tired sick body and moved home to Jesus today. She will be missed
Joh. 11:25. Lukas 23:43

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;

Luke 23:43

Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you today, you will be with me in Paradise.”

Don't belive them unless ....

.... THEY DIRECT YOU TO JESUS!

Dear Reader,

I have very seldom headache. That is something to be thankful for. But I feel like it is creeping on to me now because there are a lot of deceivers out there trying to lurk my near and dear into their cults, sects or whatever they prefer to call it. People who have only their own belly as their god; their own philosophy and "deep" thoughts that are taking them further and further into the swamp of self invented so called wisdom and visions and a strong spirit of control.
I'm praying that the Holy Spirit will open the hearts of my loved to Jesus and that he will reveal Jesus to them as their savior and friend. And there is a small light coming on; a thought that there is a God ; that he is for and not against them and BAM! ... somebody steps out of the shadows and try to snare and suffocate that first hint of faith. I just hate it!!

“Come to us we have the organization that you must obey; we have no sin; we have no regrets; we have no savior but if you sell a hundred of these copies and knock on 50 doors you will come to Paradise."
I simply hate it!!!
Salvation is for free; for who will receive the gift of Salvation through Jesus Christ; God manifested in a man: Jesus 100 % God and 100% man. Who came to deliver us from eternal separation from God. Jesus who rose from the dead and now sits on the right hand of the Father. The Holy Spirit reminds us of SIN, JUDGEMENT and JUSTIFICATION so that we will know the truth.

Jesus is not one of many ways, not one of many road or just another life that is equal to any other religion.

JESUS IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH , AND THE LIFE.

I'm not a person that shows strong feelings but today I'm all fired up because the big liar is trying to snatch my loved ones from light into darkness and I will not tolerate it!

One angry Ida but still sincerely yours.

Hand made people

Dear Reader,
Just came to think of the fact that every one of us are hand made by God. Oh, you already knew that? Well I guess I did to but the phrase "handmade" stood out this morning and it gave a different perspective on those who maybe aren't that funny to be around. People who make our lives difficult. Still, they are handmade by God and he has always had a purpose with their lives even if reality doesn’t look that way.
He still has a purpose for the man who has wasted his whole life with alcohol and now is all alone in poverty and sickness; alone with cancer and alone with his miserable life. He is still a man who has come from the hands of God and God still wants him as his child although the man doesn't ask for God. How sad a life of a man or woman can be but as long as there is life there is hope for salvation; hope for the prodigal to come home. Even the thief on the cross had a moment of hope when Jesus told him that his wish for just a thought was granted with a place in Paradise. How different God's love for mankind is. How gentle and long-suffering his love is and how he rejoice when his child finally turns back to him.
Psalm 139

Sincerely yours, Ida

(picture from the Internet and the person in the picture has nothing to do with the writing. Just an illustration)

If I knew...

Don't take anything for granted.

“If I knew that today would be the last time I’d see you, I would hug you tight and pray the Lord be the keeper of your soul. If I knew that this would be the last time you pass through this door, I’d embrace you, kiss you, and call you back for one more. If I knew that this would be the last time I see you, I’d tell you I love you, and would not just assume foolishly you know it already.”

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “Love In The Time Of Cholera.

... to do the impossible. ...

Dear Reader,
Got this in a newsletter from Francis Frangipane this morning
"Remember: God's goal is that we become Christlike. The real Jesus is going to call us to do the impossible. This means that we will be called to do what we have never done before. You will see Jesus ahead of you, probably in some kind of storm, but it will be the beginning of a miracle that will change you - and the world around you."

---adapted from a chapter in Francis' book, This Day We Fight
published by Chosen Books

Sincerely yours, Ida

Ezra and Nehemiah

The listening to the Bible goes on and today I have passed through Ezra and Nehemiah. Stories that could act as manuscripts for an action film. There are Heroes and villains, intrigues and stories that captivates and keeps you on toe: how will it end?
It ends well after hard labor and a lot of repentance and life changing decisions.
Nehemiah ends with a request:
Remember me with favor, my God.
Read the books and learn about humility, change of heart, a new beginning and that being faithful to God is far better than following the ways of the world around you.
Sincerely yours, Ida