“The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.”
– Isaiah 32:17
Hi James and Ellen,
Do you take warnings seriously? What might happen to you if you ignore a warning? Do you think that there are warnings occurring right now? Do you think that God – as God the Father, – through God – as God the Spirit, is generating warnings? What do you think might happen to you if you ignore a warning that has been engendered by God – as God the Father, – through God – as God the Spirit? Is there anything happening right now on planet Earth that has you believing that God – as God the Father, – through God – as God the Spirit, is showing or telling you that should not be ignored? Why do you think that God – as God the Father, – through God – as God the Spirit, just might be sending out warnings right now? Do you think that a volcano that is in Iceland – that is now spewing ash literally thousands of feet into the air and which has caused a number of airport closures, is a subtle warning from God – as God the Father, – through God – as God the Spirit, for Christ-follower guys and gals who are living on planet Earth to be even more diligent in giving Him glory and praise? Do you think that a Gulf of Mexico drilling operation that exploded – that has left a pipe on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico refusing to shut off or be capped that is spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, is a palpable warning from God – as God the Father, – through God – as God the Spirit, for Christ-follower guys and gals to take even better care of His incredible creation that He desires His adopted Christ-follower guys and gals to always joyfully enjoy? Do you think that an aborted bombing attempt in Madison Square– which had the potential of injuring and killing hundreds of innocent guys and gals, is an obvious warning from God – as God the Father, – through God – as God the Spirit, for Christ-follower guys and gals to become even more aware of Satan’s efforts through his minions and gofers who he has on planet Earth who are operating under the cover of an extremely misguided belief paradigm to be even more faithful in always acquiescing their thoughts and actions to Him? Because of the excessive selfish, egotistical cravings of Rehoboam – who was one of Solomon’s kids, God’s specially chosen guys and gals– the Israelite people group guys and gals, became a divided nation 2940 years ago. Rehoboam became king over the Israelite people group’s southern kingdom of guys and gals while Jeroboam 1 became king over the Israelite people group’s northern kingdom of guys and gals. The impenitent breaking off by ten of the Israelite people group tribal clans from the remaining two Israelite people group tribal clans – because of Rehoboam’s uncompromising abuses and exploitations of God’s specially chosen guys and gals, was harshly ‘recompensed’ by God about 150 years later when He prompted Sennacherib to invade their land area with his Assyrian army to do a destructive number on their summer crops.
God’s specially chosen guys and gals who became Israel’s northern kingdom – or simply Israel, came under 2722 years ago the domination of the nation of Assyria. God’s specially chosen guys and gals who became Israel’s southern kingdom – or Judah, witnessed firsthand the utter decimation of their fellow tribal clans by a repressive country – that country of Assyria. God’s specially chosen guys and gals who were living in the city of Jerusalem and in the land area of Judah had a designated prophet – whose name was Isaiah, constantly reminding them of their foibles. Isaiah used a missive – which God – as God the Spirit, breathed on him to write to the guys, gals and kids who were living in the city of Jerusalem and in the land area of Judah what is in Isaiah 32 to convey to them God’s preplanned/predestined plans to them. Isaiah does not let God’s specially chosen guys and gals – the Israelite people group guys and gals who were living in the city of Jerusalem and in the land area of Judah forget that their bros and sisters who were living in Israel’s northern kingdom are living the good life today but if they continued to do what they are doing that in a year they would no longer feel secure, their grape harvest would fail, their fruit trees would not yield, their land would become overgrown with thorns and briers, their fortresses would be abandoned and their noisy, busy cities will be deserted. God’s voracious wrath on His specially chosen guys and gals who made up the northern kingdom in the land that He gave them to always have to live in as their very own land if . . . was caused or precipitated by them acting like fools through speaking folly, by them keeping their minds busy on doing evil, by them practicing ungodliness, by them misrepresenting God’s mandated laws, by them being a scoundrel, by them making evil schemes, by them destroying the poor using lies and by being complacent. God’s specially chosen guys and gals who were living in the city Jerusalem and in the land area of Judah are given a 126 year reprieve before . . .
Your grandpaa thinks that there is something familiar about what God’s specially chosen guys and gals who were living in the land of Judah were warned about over 2722 years ago and what is happening today globally and particularly in the United States. The United States was founded on absolute freedom – with guys and gals who are living the United States having an inalienable right to be able to always worship God with a political process in place to underpin that right. Verse 17 says “The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.” If Christ-follower guys, gals and kids joy in God, He will give them peace.
Isaiah 32 (1069)