God's Word is POWERFUL and MIGHTY!! pt.1

While I was in Peru I learned this little song/poem/thingy that goes like this:
God's Word (echo)
Is powerful and Mighty (echo)
God's Word is Powerful and Mighty (singing now, echo)
Mighty mighty is God's word that makes the devil tremble (singing/echo)
Beat that devil with a Bible verse (echo)

I wanted to share with ya'll a lot of good stuff from Isaiah!!

Isa 35
1The desert and the dry land will be glad, and the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
2Like a lily the land will blossom. It will rejoice and sing with joy. It will have the glory of Lebanon, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. Everyone will see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God.
3Strengthen limp hands. Steady weak knees.
4Tell those who are terrified, "Be brave; don't be afraid. Your God will come with vengeance, with divine revenge. He will come and rescue you."
5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unplugged.
6Then those who are lame will leap like deer, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Water will gush out into the desert, and streams will gush out into the wilderness.
7Then the hot sand will become a pool, and dry ground will have springs. Grass will become cattails and rushes in the home of jackals.
8A highway will be there, a roadway. It will be called the Holy Road. Sinners won't travel on it. It will be for those who walk on it. Godless fools won't wander onto it.
9 Lions won't be there. Wild animals won't go on it. They won't be found there. But the people reclaimed by the LORD will walk on it.
10 The people ransomed by the LORD will return. They will come to Zion singing with joy. Everlasting happiness will be on their heads as a crown. They will be glad and joyful. They will have no sorrow or grief.
**Its neat to look at this passage from a Missionary point of view...the dry desert land is like people who didn't know Christ who brings life. When people truly come to Christ, they are rescued from the sin that ensnares them...also, God brings healing spiritually and physically!! And now the person who just got saved knows Christ and can share Him with others, thus he becomes a "road" to God...Neat, huh**

Isa 42:5-7 5The LORD God created the heavens and stretched them out. He shaped the earth and all that comes from it. He gave life to the people who are on it and breath to those who walk on it. This is what the LORD God says:
6I, the LORD, have called you to do what is right. I will take hold of your hand. I will protect you. I will appoint you as my promise to the people, as my light to the nations.
7You will give sight to the blind, bring prisoners out of prisons, and bring those who live in darkness out of dungeons.
**God of all creation is talking to us here and shows us that He is always with us, holding our hand. He then appoints us to bring His light to all nations...give sight to the blind[spiritually and phytsically], set people free spiritually, and bring them to the light. Remember, as we do this, Christ is holding our hand!!!**

Isa 45:22,23b 22Turn to me and be saved, all who live at the ends of the earth, because I am God, and there is no other.
23b"Every knee will bow to me and every tongue will swear allegiance."
**One day, every knee will bow!!! Be of good courage, we are on the winning side!!**

Isa 46:3,4 3Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, the few people left of the nation of Israel. I've carried you since your birth. I've taken care of you from the time you were born.
4Even when you're old, I'll take care of you. Even when your hair turns gray, I'll support you. I made you and will continue to care for you. I'll support you and save you.
**As followers of Christ I believe that these verses apply to us also. God is carrying us, he takes care of us, no matter our age!! He supports us...Wow, isn't that so comforting knowing that our God, our Father, He's there caring for us!! He's ultimate Daddy!**

Isa 48:18,19 18If only you had listened to my commands! Your peace would be like a river that never runs dry. Your righteousness would be like waves on the sea.
19Your descendants would be like sand. Your children would be like its grains. Their names would not be cut off or wiped out in my presence.
**There is SO much blessing that come from following God and His Word!!**

Isa 49:14-16 14But Zion said, "The LORD has abandoned me. My Lord has forgotten me."
15Can a woman forget her nursing child? Will she have no compassion on the child from her womb? Although mothers may forget, I will not forget you.
16I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. Your walls are always in my presence.
**I know that God has a special plan for Israel. I also think this can be applied to followers of Christ as well. God will never forget us!! Isn't that imagery so amazing of God engraving us on the palm of His hands. **

Isa. 50:4b Morning after morning he will wake me to listen like a student.
**Listen to God...follow His commands**

Isa 50:11 But all of you light fires and arm yourselves with flaming torches. So walk in your own light and among the torches you have lit. This is what you will receive from me: You will be tormented.
**Don't try to light your way in life with your own torch!! Follow God's pillar of fire as the Israelites did**

Thats all I'm going to put down now...there's more, I'll post more later. Stand on God's promises, THEY NEVER FAIL!!! Mat 24:35 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my WORDS will never pass away."

Pic collage(sp?) of Peru

Here's a mix of pics from my trip to Peru taken by other people....top to bottom:
1.)-3.) One of the 7 Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu 4.)Ed,Tova, Lizzie, Roni, Luis, Chaunisty, Adam 5.) The road to Machu Picchu 6.)Houses in Haunico(1st month in Peru) 7.)In Huanico with Jasmine 8.)The missionaries from the 1st month(A trip)in Peru 9.)2nd month with Jo, Grant, and Myself...you can't see it, but b-cause we hadn't showered for near a week, our hair was greasy and crazy 10.) 1st month with my bro, Oliver 11.)1st month in Huanico with kids at a park 12.)Chicken skit in Chincha (2nd month)...just because your dad is pilot doesn't make you an airplane...my dad is an electrician, it doesn't make me a wire. 13.)This is Cuy(Gunea Pig), I never had any, I did have Alpaca(relative to Llama). 14.)The two months in Peru we did the drama "Freedom", the first month I was Jesus and the second month I was Satan...15.) Consuming alcoholic beverages in a public place is not a good example for your children