Thursday

19-Sept

Isaiah 54; Ps 111; James 5

Isaiah 54:Even though God’s kindness will not depart from us, what will be removed? For who are all the promises and kindness of God?

James 5: Who is it that may wander from the truth? What will happen if he does not turn back? What does it mean to “turn him back”?

Journal Prompt: Why do you think James tells us to confess our sins to each other and pray for each other in a discussion about healing? – Why would confession of sins be seen as part of the healing process?

Answers:

Isaiah 54:The places of sin where the false gods and idols were worshiped will be removed. (The mountains and hills here could be literal because at the time of the end the mountains and hills will be removed and the earth will suffer destruction (Eze. 38:20) as it did in the days of Noah and the flood. As it was then a small group of people received God’s mercy and lived so it will be at the end of days when Jesus returns the second time.)

God’s promises and kindness is for the servants of the Lord.

James 5: A believer who falls away from God’s principles and continues in sin. He will lose his soul. He will not receive eternal life in heaven at the resurrection. Show the brother the error of his way and turn him back to God and from the sin.