Shelter from the Storm (April 19)
In Isaiah 24-27, Isaiah steps back to
survey the landscape & what he sees
causes him to respond in jubilation.
Earth and heaven experience God’s
sifting judgment. The redeemed
ones, vindicated at last, break forth
in spontaneous song, exalting
the Lord of the universe. Though
downcast, the people of God now
have something worth singing about
refuge, deliverance and ultimate
triumph in the Holy One of Israel.
O Lord, I will honour and praise
Your name, for You are my God.
You do such wonderful things!
You planned them long ago, and
now You have accomplished them…
For You have been a strength to
the poor, a strength to the needy
in his distress, a refuge from
the storm (Isaiah 25:1, 4).
You, Lord God, will swallow up death
forever, and You will wipe away
the tears from every face; You will
remove the reproach of Your people
from the earth. And it will be said
in that day: “Behold, this is our
God; we have waited for Him and
He will save us” (Isaiah 25:8-9).
My Lord who provides, bring to
my mind all the good You have
caused in my life, so that I can
fully honour and praise Your name.
I humbly thank You for helping me
to stop living a lie and for silencing
mean people who surround me.
And thank You Lord for all You
still plan to accomplish through
me for Your kingdom. Amen.
Lord, by faith I make You my Shelter,
accept Your Presence and receive
all other blessings that You offer.
Grow my faith O Lord to be as
big as the gifts You want to give.
And having experienced You,
I will declare to everyone, what
wonderful things You’ve done for me.
I love and adore You Lord for You are
more precious than anything. Amen
Lord, Your word affirms that
we will rise from death and that
death is not the end of existence.
We praise You because You are
the resurrection and the life.
And those who believe in You
will never die; at least not in the
ultimate sense. Thank You Lord
for the hope of the gospel; for
because of You, death has lost
its sting. In Jesus’ mighty name.