What Are You Watching?

O. T. #1673  "What Are You Watching?"
April 22, 2020
Isaiah 52-Part 2
Thy God reigneth! (verse 7e)

LET IT GLOW

Did you notice that our key verse today is the last part of  verse 7? Paul omitted it when he quoted this verse in Romans10:15. Well, we can't skip over it.

Instead of announcing a message of impending judgment or doom, the watchmen shall lift up their voices and sing praises unto the King of Zion who has delivered His people. (Falwell)

This will take place whenever Christ returns to personally reign as King over His kingdom  during the millennium, a thousand year reign. We found more concerning this in 24:23.

Psalm 93:1 says, The LORD reigneth, He is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith He hath girded Himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

Can we trust God that He knows what He is doing?  Is God reigning as King of our life? When a king reigns over people, they obey and follow his directions and commands. His word goes. Although our President is not a king nor dictator, he has our nation's best interest in mind when he makes decrees. so it is with our King Jesus. He knows what is best for us. the thing is, are we following His commands? He knows the future and we do not, so we walk by faith and not by sight.

LET IT GROW

What are you watching? Are we spending countless hours in front of the tv or computer on unimportant entertainment feeding our flesh? Or are you watching preachers of the Word who give us instructions and encouragement from the Bible? When we are not home, we are singing for the Lord during a Facebook Live at my brother in law's church. Previously, we would watch certain local preachers on television during our worship time. We must continue to feed our spirit.

Watchmen means to peer into the distance; to observe; to wait; (keep the ) watch.

What does is this section of scripture (verses 8-15) telling us the watchmen are doing?

• The watchmen shout and sing with joy, for before their very eyes they see the LORD returning to Jerusalem. (NLT verse 8) Are we living joyfully and expecting Jesus to come to us, as watchmen?
• Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, for the LORD has comforted His people. (verse 9) Have we experienced the Lord's comfort recently? Has He protected your family from the coronavirus? Then we should break into a joyful song to Him.
• The LORD has demonstrated His holy power before the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the victory of our God. (verse 10) Only god can defeat this deadly virus. Although some people will not give God credit, we know that He alone is more powerful that it is. Are we giving Him credit?
• Purify yourselves. (verse 11)
• The LORD will go ahead of you; yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind. (verse 12) Are we trusting Him in our individual lives? I know that I am when I go to the grocery store and our tire shop. People in our area have been coming for new tires throughout this pandemic.

Are we being a watchman, looking for our King Jesus to return?


LET IT GO
Jesus, reign in my life as King.
Help me be faithful in obeying Your commands and Spirit.
May I always be faithfully watching for You in my life and join You in kingdom work, Jesus.