There is a great contrast between the true God and
false gods (Isaiah 31). God brings great blessing into our lives. He
does this through the gift of the Holy Spirit - “the Spirit is poured
upon us from on high” (Isaiah 32:14). In Him, we receive “peace” (Isaiah
32:18). In Him, we receive “the riches of salvation”, which “are wisdom
and knowledge” (Isaiah 33:6). We look away from ourselves in “the fear
of the Lord.” We find our “treasure” in “the Lord” - “our Judge, our
Lawgiver, our King, our Saviour” (Isaiah 33:6,22).
"Be careful! Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!" (Matthew 17:6),. even after there us divine revelation (Matthew 16:17), the influence of evil can be felt (Matthew 16:23), The warning - "Be careful! Watch out ... !" must never be forgotten. Satan is looking for an opportunity to leads us away from the Lord. We must hear what Jesus is saying to us about discipleship (Matthew 16:24), and we must commit ourselves to Him (Matthew 16:25). There is nothing more important than this (Matthew 16:26). If we are to be true followers of Jesus, we must learn to live our lives in the light of eternity (Matthew 16:27). We are to seek revelations of God's eternal Kingdom, revelations which will send us back, from the mountain-top, to live each day for Jesus.
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