"That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw night and come, that we may know it!
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
I know there is a paragraph break between these two scriptures but tonight I read them together and saw something different. For those that want the end to come are making the increase of evil appear to be a good thing. And the stopping of the good work of the Lord moving light into darkness. That is making the bitter sweet and the sweet bitter. I had never looked at that verse is that way before.
The other thing I noticed is that some want the end to come quickly because they need to see it to believe it. That is a very dangerous game to play, for that is not how it works. The lesson of Thomas shows us that.
"And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."
(John 20:26, 29)
What blessing comes? I think the peace that is needed to survive the days before the Lord's second coming. For all will one day bend the knee and confess that Jesus is the Christ. But, having faith in him, without seeing, will bring a peace I would not want to be without until then.
Day 1259
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