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Lavish! I love it when God uses the word “lavish” in His Word. And when God uses the word “lavish” - watch out! Here in Isaiah, Chapter 25, He is foretelling when God will establish His kingdom on Mt Zion forever, and all people and all things will be sorted out. In verses 6-9, Isaiah says this, “And the LORD of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; a banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow (I love cooking stews with a bit of bone marrow - yum!)...” This passage always makes me think of my friend Rosemary. She has quoted this passage before when praying for people, but what I can see her doing is saying with emphasis, “for all peoples!”, as she is passionate about people from every tribe and nation coming to know Jesus, the Son of God. She also likes good food and is always preparing gorgeous, tasting, hearty, sustaining, just what you needed, food for people who don’t have much, all out of her tiny pension. She always says, God provides! And I can see her, in my mind’s eye, bouncing up and down on her feet with joy as she says, echoing God, “for all peoples.” I saw her doing this just the other day, bouncing on her toes along to the old hymn, “Count Your Blessings - name them one by one.” Isaiah goes on to say, God will swallow up death for all time, and the LORD God will wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; for the LORD has spoken. (If God says He will do it, you can count on that!) And it will be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.” So count your blessings! Name them one by one. Wait on the LORD and see what He will do for you. He is so worth belonging to! Praise Him!
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