What Goes Around, Comes Around

Scripture Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. ~Galatians 6:7, NLT Quote The mill stone of God’s judgement turns slow, but it grinds exceedingly fine. R.G. Lee As I was studying Psalm 74 Sunday evening, the LORD spoke to me. When the Chaldeans/Babylonians invaded Judea and…

The Pride Of Babylon

Scripture You [Babylon] thought that you would be queen forever. You didn’t care what you did; it never entered your mind that you might get caught. Isaiah 47:7, CEV Quote When people reject the authority of God in their life, they eventually become hedonist. ~Allistar Beggs God used Babylon to judge His children but unfortunately…

Instrumentality

Scripture Does an ax exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it! It would be like a staff {stick} lifting the one who isn’t wood! ~ Isaiah 10:15 (CSB) Quote God uses whomever He please,…

Sympathy

Scripture Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.  ~Psalm 137:1, NLT Quote You who are called Christians, if you be not criers, there is no spiritual life in you. ~John Bunyan Psalm 137 is an account or recollection of the Jewish exile in Babylon. The Psalmist experienced the…

In A Moment

Scripture “Listen to this, you pleasure-loving kingdom, living at ease and feeling secure. You say, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other. I will never be a widow or lose my children.’ Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment. ~Isaiah 47:8 Quote How fragile is life, how quickly things…

The Fall Of Babylon

Scripture In Babylon the high officials were having a feast. They were eating and drinking, when someone shouted, “Officers, take your places! Grab your shields.” ~Isaiah 21:5, CEV Quote How fragile is life! How quickly everything can change. ~N.E. Turner Babylon has a figurative meaning in scripture; sometimes it is a reference to the world system that is in rebellion…