Eight of Swords
The LORD will come quickly and not delay to save his children who cry out to him night and day. As foretold by the prophet Isaiah, "Those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they shall mount up on wings as eagles" (40:31).
"He who is bowed down will speedily be released" (Isaiah 51:14).
"Then your light will break forth like the dawn and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard" (Isaiah 58:8).
"Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear" (Isaiah 65:24).
In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, when the lost son returned and while he was still a long way off, the father ran to him and said, "Bring quickly the best robe and put it on him." Likewise, when we turn back to God, he quickly flies to us and transforms us in the twinkling of an eye.
Sometimes when a season comes to an end, a few simple things can be released or revealed that make us feel a fast flight of change as free as these soaring staves over a lush landscape against a sky as white as a fresh blank page.
Even so, come Lord Jesus!
"He who is bowed down will speedily be released" (Isaiah 51:14).
"Then your light will break forth like the dawn and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard" (Isaiah 58:8).
"Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear" (Isaiah 65:24).
In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, when the lost son returned and while he was still a long way off, the father ran to him and said, "Bring quickly the best robe and put it on him." Likewise, when we turn back to God, he quickly flies to us and transforms us in the twinkling of an eye.
Sometimes when a season comes to an end, a few simple things can be released or revealed that make us feel a fast flight of change as free as these soaring staves over a lush landscape against a sky as white as a fresh blank page.
Even so, come Lord Jesus!
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