In Isaiah 14 and 15 we see God is faithful to His chosen people. That gives us hope because through Christ He also chose to include us in the chosen. Not everyone will accept Him. He said only a remnant of Israel will be saved. The root of the plant will be preserved to create a Holy people set aside for Him.
14:1 "The LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Aliens will join them and unite with the house of Jacob." He will take vengeance on their oppressors and justice will prevail in their lives. It is such a gift to understand He will fight our battles for us and bring peace to our lives. 14:27 For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
In chapter 16 we see the details of God's wrath against the Moabites who oppressed Israel during their captivity. God is just and will deliver us and promises Christ to establish His throne and justice in our lives.
5 In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it—one from the house of David—one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness. God has a plan for us as well and will bring good things into our lives as we enter His rest through Christ. He is the path to peace and restoration for us all.
In Mark 4 we see three parables. In the first we are to shine the light in our lives for those around us to witness and to help guide them out of darkness. We are not to keep it to ourselves. When we use it and share it we will be given more, if we don't He will take it away and give it to those that will use it and share it with others. God gives abundantly so don't be surprised how He will use you.
In the second parable He talks about the kingdom being like scattered seed. when we are faithful in spreading His word, He makes it grow. He always amazes us with the increase when He works.
The mustard seed is the smallest yet grows the largest plants. The kingdom of Gos is similar as He takes the most unlikely people and uses them tremendously for His work.
Then we see Jesus calming the storm. He calms the storms in our lives and sometimes He just calms us as we count on Him to navigate us through a necessary journey of faith and growth. He is the only captain that can calm the storm and not just navigate around the turbulence that may take our eyes off of Him when fear sets in. Sometimes we fear the storm instead of having reverent fear of the one who can calm our storm and bring peace in the midst of a troubled world.
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