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Isaiah 49: 1-7
“Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name. 2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. 3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.”4 But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand, and my reward is with my God.” 5 And now the Lord says— he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength— 6 he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” 7 This is what the Lord says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.””
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There is an American movie I once watched of a warrior whose entire family was killed while he was away. On his return he saw all that was left, the entire community in ruins, then he saw his son’s favorite toy, he took it, melted it and molded it into an arrow and kept it in his quiver. He fought so many and killed the bad guys but kept this one arrow for one particular reason, to kill the exact same person that killed his family.

The writer in the above passage was expressing his discontentment and dissatisfaction to God in verse 1-2 “ you called me from my mother’s womb Lord, you made my mouth like a sharpened sword, YET! You hid me in the shadows of your hands” “ you made me, molded me and polished me like a arrow, YET!! You have concealed me in your quiver”
“ I have labored and worked hard YET! No promotion” “I have this burning desire within me YET! There is still no release”
You know that situation that seems like it’s taking too long to manifest after all the prayers and hard work.

Look at verse 3,The Lord kept encouraging him as I feel in my spirit He is doing for someone today. Hallelujah! Replace Israel with your name and confess it “And He said to me, You are my servant Todun, in whom I will display my splendor” Hallelujah!

Look at verse 5, The Lord spoke stating the exact purpose this servant was created. But by the time The Lord was speaking in verse 6, The Lord said “it is too small...”
Let a someone reading this shout “it is too small!”
This should get you praising God!
That thing you are thinking is too small compared to the great plans God has in store!
Verse 7; Because your Lord and Redeemer says “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down because The Lord who has chosen you is faithful”!


Somebody Shout Hallelujah!!

 Yours In The Walk...
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