After the suffering...

After the suffering of our soul, we will see the light of life and be satisfied. That is taken out of Isaiah. Two of my favorite chapters in the bible are Isaiah & 1st Peter. Ironically, Isaiah 53 was prophesy of 1st Peter, no wonder I like them both so much. 1st Peter in my bible looks more like a road map... underlines, circles, boxes, black ink, red ink and writing anywhere I could fit it... about what God was speaking to me as I read it. Isaiah 53 spoke of God's plan to send Jesus to suffer for us, Isaiah 53:10 "Yet is was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. AFTER, the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life, and be satisfied, by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many and he will bear their iniquities." Throughout 1st Peter, Peter speaks of suffering, being made righteous because of his righteousness, that we are his elect (his chosen ones), a chosen and precious cornerstone. Do you know what a cornerstone does. Do you know the weight of responsibility of the cornerstone? God has given us a cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame (1st Peter 2:6). The cornerstone is the whole house, without it... the house is inadequate and will fall. Attempt to build a foundation without it...and it will surely fail.

How's my foundation? Where is my strength from? When I face the suffering of my soul, will I look to the light of life to be satisified. I have to admit I fail on many occasions....as I'm working through the battles I feel much like the disciples in the boat as the storm was raging...they were frantic..while Jesus remained calm and in control of the whole situation. Why do we struggle so much with submission? I was listening to a sermon online today and he asked "why is it that we have such a hard time getting on our knees before God?" Are we afraid the world is going to kick us while we are down. Have we been so tainted by this world that we can't even let our guard down long enough to get low before God? Do you know that everytime an angel appeared to someone in the Old Testament that they couldn't help but get low, they fell...to their knees. Many fell flat on their faces. We miss God so many times. Shouldn't we have been flat on our faces along time ago. He has blessed us so. And for me, I will not be able to stand in His presence.