Thank you!!!

Thank you all yet again for all the response and support....it means a lot to me to get your comments and hear your responses to the interviews....Tells me it is not falling on deaf ears.

I have been thinking about something Zeph and I talked about during that interview. It was about this country being based on faith and being blessed. Well since I finished that interview my thought have gotten a clarity I feel I need to share with you all.

I have to leave town in a bit so I can not write what I need to say now but I plan on writing tomorrow and expounding on those thoughts.

You all have a very blessed weekend and be looking for my next post...it will be a very serious one to be sure...

Until then...
Love & prayers,
Judy

Reading: Isaiah 14:19-22



THE ABOMINABLE BRANCH



We have been considering Jesus as the Branch. In servitude, He became the Branch that now serves as an example of what it means to ensure that life comes forth in us. As the Branch of righteousness, He came forth as a king that brings with Him a rod of judgment. Jesus is clearly the Branch that later became the Vine. He serves as our contrast. Cut off at the point of the cross, he became the means in which God would redeem, cleanse and set apart those branches that abide in the Vine. The branches that truly abide in Jesus will bring forth the buds of everlasting life.

It is important to consider the contrast between branches. Jesus stands as the true Branch that came out of humanity. He alone stands as the true example of the Branch that will produce life that is lasting.

Now we are going to consider the opposite type of branch. This branch is considered an abomination to God. Jesus represents the best of God, but this branch represents the best of man. In this prophecy of Isaiah, he is speaking about Babylon . The Lord referred to this pagan nation as being an abominable branch that has been cast out of a grave. “Abominable” means to loathe, detest or abhor (SC #8581).

In considering this branch, we must recognize that it would face the same judgment it brought on other nations. This pagan nation showed no mercy, and trampled under its enemies without any regard. Likewise, it would be defeated. In fact, this nation was defeated in one night, and it would never rise again.

We are about to consider the final end to all branches that do not find their life and substance in Christ. What kind of branch are you? You need to properly discern your life and fruit.



Prayer: Lord, we do want to become branches that are established in You, knowing that You alone serve as our life and source. Amen.



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