Out Of Control And Loving It
Enviado por 20741106 • 10 de Marzo de 2015 • 618 Palabras (3 Páginas) • 151 Visitas
Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on
your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The
uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again. Shake
off your dust; rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself
from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion” (Isa.
52:1–2).
I begin with this scripture because I believe hidden within its
poignant imagery is a wealth of truth. These truths began an
awakening in my life, one that resonated through my soul until
my entire being was touched. I share its precious message of
freedom with you. I invite you to ponder and dissect it with me,
searching each segment for its hidden truth. Together let’s visit
this captive daughter of Zion.
I envision her hopelessly chained to a wall of stone. I see the
footprints in the dusty earth where she struggled to escape. Her
neck is rubbed raw where the metal yoke encircles it. She mindlessly
paces the length of her chain, retracing each step in search
of some key to set her free. She scans the dust, poking and probing
each crevice in the wall.
Hopeless and discouraged she now sits in the dust, shoulders
Out of Control and Loving It!
bent, clothes ragged, strength spent. Though it is day, she lapses
into an exhausted stupor of restless sleep.
Then I see a strong messenger arrive. I watch over his shoulder
as he pities this worn and wounded woman. He stands before
her silently watching as her head tosses in her sleep. Suddenly he
steps forward, shakes her, and calls her by name.
Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on
your garments of splendor . . . Shake off your dust; rise up, sit
enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on
your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.
She struggles to her feet, swaying weakly and pointing to the
wall, the chain, and her yoke. “Help me,” she pleads as she strains
for
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