Someone once pointed out to me the seeming paradox of Isaiah 48:18 – “If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, …” Peace like a river, huh? Like a roaring, rushing, rapid river? Peace? Seems like a strange choice to me until I consider that a river is steady, is moving, and flows one way. When on a river, you can be assured that you are traveling downstream. If you are not traveling downstream, you are fighting like the dickens to go the wrong way, and you know it.
A beautiful, divine description of God’s peace. His peace is steady and steadying. Yet it allows us to move (progress, grow) through different circumstances that might be calm, exciting, or even treacherous while being assured that we are going in the direction He has chosen for us. Peace like a river – a ride? You bet. Life with Him always is. Boring? Never.
Peace out…
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1 comment:
I love this!!!
What is also great about this is that we always have the option to go up river without a paddle....but choosing his direction through the trials and tribulations all ends the same place. Our eternal home.
God Bless!
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