"Sing, O barren woman,
you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never
in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who
has a husband," says the LORD. Isaiah 54:1(NIV)
Here
are some definitions of the word barren from Microsoft Encarta dictionary:
- bare of vegetation: having no trees or other growing plants.
- not fruiting: producing no fruit or seed
- unable to have children
- with no useful result: producing no valuable results or interesting effects
- lacking in something: completely lacking in a particular thing
Are you having a barren
life? No joy, no fulfillment, not producing a valuable results or interesting
effects in life, marriage, ministry or career?
The word of God has good
news for you! It says that you should burst into song and shout for Joy because
God will bless you much more than you think.
Perhaps you look to other
peoples' lives and consider yourself a total desolation. Years may have passed
you by and you aren't even on your forties anymore...but wait; God wants to get
your desolation and transform it into a paradise of blessings!
And my friend, when God promises
something, He can't turn from it! God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a
son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill? Numbers 23:19(NIV)
Now, are you prepared for
the blessings? The Bible clearly states that preparedness is necessary before
the blessings. Preparedness is an act of faith, because we believe that
something is about to happen, we prepare ourselves for the event.
“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your
habitations be stretched out; spare not; lengthen your cords and strengthen
your stakes”. Isaiah 54:2(AMP)
And the NLT translation
also says: "Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and
spare no expense! Isaiah 54:2
If you are expecting your
baby to come, you will be preparing his cloths, his room and all the other
things that your child may need; specially if he/she is your first baby.
Likewise, to receive the
blessings of the Lord, we need to prepare in expectation for the blessings. For
example, do you want to work in France? Good. Are you speaking French already?
Do you want a new job and you are expecting to be called for an interview?
Have
you already bought or even barrow your suit?
For whatever you are
waiting in God, are you already preparing room for it? Perhaps you want a car,
but do you have already your drive license?
God HIMSELF says: “For I will make wide your limits on the
right hand and on the left; and your seed will take the nations for a heritage,
and make the waste towns full of people”. Isaiah 54:3(BBE)
For once the woman was
barren, but now her desolate living will be full of people! In other words my
friend, once (perhaps now) your life is completely desolated and barren, but
God will make your limits wide and whatever is lacking in your life you will
not lack it no more! He will make the wasted life you have had full of
blessings!
“Have no fear; for you will not be shamed or without hope: you
will not be put to shame, for the shame of your earlier days will go out of
your memory, and you will no longer keep in mind the sorrows of your widowed
years”. Isaiah 54:4(BBE)
The days of shame and
disgrace will be taken from you! The days on welfare, evacuation centers, being
a homeless, being a jobless, facing divorce, sickness, depression and all other
shame in your life are about to pass; and it will be taken even from your
memory. Are you preparing yourself for
that?
First you have to believe
that this good news is for you and secondly, enlarge your house (your contacts,
your knowledge or whatever else you need to enlarge in order to receive your
blessings).
Do not let words of self-condemnation
to block your blessings. Jesus came for the sinner not for religious people. Are
you a sinner? Good. This good news is for you! And if you came to HIM HE will
not despise you.
"I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find
me." Proverbs 8:17(NLT)
Religiosity does not bless
anybody. Faith does! If you claim to
have little or no faith; just ask Jesus to help you with that:
“And Jesus said, [You say to Me], If You can do anything?
[Why,] all things can be (are possible) to him who believes! At once the father
of the boy gave [an eager, piercing, inarticulate] cry with tears, and he said,
Lord, I believe! [Constantly] help my weakness of faith!” Mark 9:23-24(AMP)
Please, do not let this
words to fade away, start now preparing yourself for the blessings.
God bless you.
Bishop Salomao Barboza
IMPD Filipinas
