The Way-An in-depth study of God's Word with Paul Orr

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As we begin this passage, we are once again reminded that Israel has a glorious future.   God has given to them unconditional promises that are soon to be fulfilled. God through Isaiah tells Israel to prepare for his return with great urgency and anticipation.

Are we prepared for the return of Christ? Do we live our lives with a great sense of urgency? Are we preparing our lives for His return? Are we encouraging others to be prepared for the return of Christ?

In all of this we must understand that the day of God's salvation will not come before the day of His vengeance. We have some brutal days before us. Jesus alone will judge the rebellious world that has rejected His atoning sacrifice on their behalf. But once His judgement is complete, Jesus will establish His glorious kingdom. 

While Jesus alone judges the world, Jesus alone has atoned for the sin of the world. All who come to Jesus in repentance and faith will be saved. As these last days rapidly wind down, may the Holy Spirit open the hearts of the lost to the wonderful Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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In this study, we immediately see the work of the trinity as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are described as being a part of both the first and second coming of Jesus Christ.

Next, we see the first and second advents of Jesus laid out for us. Jesus, in Luke 4:16-21, confirmed the portion of this passage that speaks of His first coming. The bible will always be the best commentary on the bible.

As we know, every prophesy contained in the Old Testament concerning the first coming of Jesus Christ was fulfilled precisely. This is an indisputable fact. Knowing that every prophesy concerning the first coming of Jesus was fulfilled exactly, we can know for a certainty that every prophesy concerning his second coming will be fulfilled without question.

Jesus is coming again according to the scriptures. How does this impact the way we are living for Jesus today?

Jesus commands us to live in full obedience to His word regardless of cost or consequence. We are not to tolerate compromise or corruption as it leads to backsliding, apostasy and full blown deception. We are not to fear anything other than God. We are to be faithful unto death. And we must not deny the name of Jesus.

Are we truly living for Jesus?

Maranatha

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First let me wish everyone a blessed resurrection day. Christ has risen indeed. Jesus has defeated sin and death for us all. O death, where is your sting? O hell, where is your victory? Jesus is the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Jesus alone holds the keys to hades and death. All who have confessed with their mouth and believed in their hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, live every day with the blessed hope, Christ in us the hope of eternity.

Our present study looks at the millennial reign of Jesus. The time when all evil, wickedness, sin, transgression and iniquity will come to an end forever. Violence, destruction and wasting will be gone forever. Peace and righteousness will never come to an end. 

This is the hope for all that have given their lives to Jesus! Knowing this should impact our perspective of the world we live in. It should impact the way we live. Where is your heart today? Are you seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Does your heart? Long for the return of Jesus?

Maranatha!

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We now enter into the final chapters of Isaiah.  The focus of these last chapters are the glory of God and the millennial reign of Christ. God's glory is a wonderful thing to behold. It is the blessed hope that we all long for.

The world that we live in today is dark and evil. What lies before us in this world is a greater darkness and a deeper evil. Apart from Jesus, we would have absolutely no hope at all. But indeed, we do have blessed hope, Christ in us the hope of glory.

Knowing of the certain glory that awaits all God's people, are we truly willing to live for Jesus today? Are we willing to stand up for righteousness and justice? Are we willing to stand up for the truth found in Jesus Christ and His word regardless of cost or consequence.

We have been raised up for such a time as this. Let us all live our lives to the fullest in obedience to God's word for His glory alone.

Maranatha!

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The people were experiencing great hardship at this time. They complained that God was not able to hear their prayers nor was He able to save them from their situation. Sadly, the people have a very high estimation of themselves and a low estimation of God.

The problem was not God, it was the people. Their iniquities separated them from God. Because of their sins, God hid his face from them and would not hear their prayers. You cannot live a lifestyle of sin and have fellowship with God at the same time.

God graciously, in detail described for Israel their sinful ways. It was necessary for them to acknowledge their sinful ways, confess their sinful ways and repent of their sinful ways. Otherwise, their fellowship with God would not be restored.

Those who do choose to stand for the truth found in Jesus Christ and His word will become a prey. You will be a high priority target. The enemies of the cross will attack you brutally and relentlessly. Are you willing in these last days, to risk all for the cause of Christ? Are you prepared to live in obedience to Jesus Christ and His word regardless of cost or consequence to the glory of God?

May we all hear God's word, know God's word and obey God's word. May we all keep our hand to the plough and never turn back. Jesus is coming soon!

Maranatha!

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Worship that is filled with hypocrisy has become all too common within the church today. Hypocrisy is quite easy to identify and yet at the same time it is far too easy to be blinded by our pride, becoming the hypocrite ourselves.

God looks at our hearts as we come before Him in worship. Is our worship sincere before God? Are we truly worshipping the Lord in spirit and in truth? God certainly sees. He certainly knows.

False worship will always be revealed by how we treat one another in the body of Christ. We must stop placing one another under bonds, oppression, burdens and yokes. We must start extending our souls to one another. We must minister to the needs of one another, building each other up in the Lordship of Jesus. 

Obedience to Jesus Christ and His word is everything. Obedience is the pathway to true blessing from God. As God showers us with His blessings, we must in turn bless one another.

Maranatha

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In this study we spend a great deal of time looking at the danger and great destructiveness of hypocrisy. It was a great danger in the days of Isaiah. It was a great danger in the days when Jesus ministered on the earth. And it is a great danger within the church today.

How is it that hypocrisy, being so devastating in all that it touches, somehow remains attractive to the masses drawing many into her toxic tenacles?  We know that with in each one of us lives a hypocrite. How then are we able to protect ourselves from hypocrisy's lures?

Remember that we serve an awesome God who has saved us greatly. All his ways are righteous and just. We must draw near to God with our hearts. Where is your heart? We must be humble and broken before His glory and holiness. We must by faith walk in total obedience to His word regardless of cost or consequence. We must hear God's word, know God's word and obey God's word.

Keep your hand to the plough and don't look back. Our salvation draws near!

Maranatha!

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This chapter is rather interesting. Having just concluded God's scathing indictment of Israel's leadership; they have reached a point of no return. The judgment of God cannot be turned back. Israel, as a nation cannot be turned around. 

God will now reveal to the people what they have done and why they have done it prior to declaring his judgment to come. God is righteous and just. No one will be able to question His judgment when it comes.

Yet in contrast to the unrighteous, the righteous remnant, during this time, will find peace, true peace. They will have the peace of God that passes all understanding. Furthermore, they will experience the wonderful blessing of God both in possession and inheritance.

Now, God is righteous and just, but He is also gracious and merciful. In the face of this great judgment to come, God offers to the unrighteous an opportunity to repent. If they do repent, God is willing to forgive and able to heal.

We live in a day where the return of Christ is at hand. God's judgement is soon to be poured out. For the righteous, stand strong in the LORD. Stay true to Jesus and His word always. For the unrighteous, God is ever willing to forgive you of your unrighteousness and to heal you of all your transgression, iniquity and sin.

Jesus is coming so soon. Let us all be prepared for His return.

Maranatha

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As we begin this chapter, we see that the grace of God has no limitations. Salvation is available to all. The foreigner and outcast are more than welcome. The abundant life in Christ is available to all who come to Jesus in saving faith.

As we get to the last half of the chapter, we are introduced to a scathing indictment of the leadership in Israel. The standards applied then, apply today as well. Those called to leadership in the body of Christ would do well to pay heed. 

People get the leaders they deserve, yet the responsibility for a leader to provide godly, biblical leadership does not diminish. Leaders raised up by God are to lead God's church God's way. Their instructions are found in God's word and the example is Jesus.

God's judgment will come because of leaderships blindness, ignorance, laziness, greed and indifference. The Bible tells us that judgement begins in the house of God. Jesus is coming soon and His kingdom will be glorious beyond description. But before He does return in glory there must first be cleansing judgment.

For the remnant, stay true to Jesus and His word. Listen to all that Jesus says and obey all that Jesus says. Keep your hand to the plough and don't look back. The return of Christ is at hand. 

Maranatha

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We now have a wonderful universal invitation to the abundant life found in Christ alone. This life cannot be purchased. It can only be entered into through repentance and faith.

True satisfaction can only be found in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We do this by seeking and calling upon the Lord. By forsaking our evil ways and unrighteous thoughts. By returning to the Lord through repentance and faith.

One we have accepted Christ through repentance and faith, we must spend time in God's word. God's word will bring amazing fruitfulness into the life of a believer. When we know God's word and obey God's word, we fully enter into the abundant life found in Christ alone.

At the heart of this abundant life in Christ is joy and peace. Joy and peace is given to every believer who enters into a personal relationship with Jesus. They cannot be taken away. There is nothing more valuable than the joy of the Lord and the peace of God that passes all understanding. Both are only available through the abundant life found in Christ alone.

May we all enjoy the wonderful abundant life in Christ!

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