Tuesday, August 14, 2012

A Love Letter from God on the Night of Power

Tonight is the Night of Power for Muslim people during Ramadan. On this night, it is said that God will surely answer prayers, forgive sins, and give revelations. I was reading Isaiah 43 tonight under the crescent moon, and the beauty of the truth and passion of God's words flooded me with hope and wonder. This is a gift - a word of Life - for my dear Muslim friends whom I love so much...

But now, this is what the Lord says—
   
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze... 
"Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west. 
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the ends of the earth
 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made." 
 Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,
who have ears but are deaf.  
All the nations gather together
and the peoples assemble.
Which of their gods foretold this
and proclaimed to us the former things?
Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,
so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
“You are my witnesses, ” declares the Lord,
“and my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
nor will there be one after me.  
I, even I, am the Lord,
and apart from me there is no savior. 
I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—
I, and not some foreign god among you.
You are my witnesses, ” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
Yes, and from ancient days I am he.
No one can deliver out of my hand.
When I act, who can reverse it?... 

 “Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland. 
The wild animals honor me,
the jackals and the owls,
because I provide water in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
the people I formed for myself
that they may proclaim my praise... 
  
 “I, even I, am he who blots out
your transgressions, for my own sake,
and remembers your sins no more..."

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