'Arise, God's People.'
Isaiah 52:1-2.
a) God's People need to wake up.
b) God's People are to dress themselves with strength as if they were dressing themselves with clothes.
c) God's People need to put on their clothes of Glory.
d) God's People were to get up and shake off their dust.
e) God's People were to take their place on their throne.
f) God's People were to remove the chains from their necks.
(This QT causes me to echo: Arise, God's People)
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'Signs Of A Healthy Church.
1 Thessalonians 5:13.
a) They have a lot of Respect for their Leaders.
b) They Love them because of what their Leaders do.
c) They live in Peace with each other.
(This Second one for me is very basic: Signs Of A Healthy Church)
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Chris.
God's People needed, in the times of Isaiah to get up and shake off their dust. We are to do the same. If we retain our dust it means that we are still dirty. If we retain our dust it means that we can pollute other people. If we retain our dust it means that someone has to clean up our mess after us. If we retain our dust no-one wants to have Fellowship with us. Yes, we need to get up and shake off our dust.
