Isaiah
30:20
20 And though the Lord ['Adonay] give [nathan] you the bread [lechem] of adversity [tsar], and the water [mayim] of affliction [lachats], yet shall not
thy teachers [yarah] be removed into
a corner [kanaph] any more, but
thine eyes [`ayin] shall see [ra'ah] thy teachers [yarah]: KJV-Interlinear
20 And though the Lord give you the bread of
adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself
anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. ESV
Adversity and
prosperity will come and go, but the one consistent thing that will never leave
or disappear from life, is the existence of Bible doctrine, and the presence of
an instructor or teacher from whom doctrine can be learned.
From time to time
the Lord brings adversity into ones life. Here referred to as the bread of
adversity, or the water of affliction, just as food and water are an integral
part of our daily lives here in this world, so also adversity is a common
occurrence or event that we can expect in our life.
The term used for
Lord, Adonay, is used here to express the authority and exalted position of
deity. It is phrased in the singular, and therefore refers to Jesus Christ who
controls history.
And so we have the
promise, since this is the Devils world, we can and should expect trials,
tribulations, and tests that keep coming at us repeatedly in our life.
But the promise of
God is, you are never left alone, and you are never left without access to
doctrine, to instruction in doctrine, and therefore access to God.
The bread and
water of adversity and affliction stand in contrast to the bread and water of
life.
Adversity and
affliction come from this world, while doctrine comes from God.
And while someone
prepares food for you within the sphere of this world, God prepares food for
you within the spiritual life. And one of those mechanisms of preparation,
comes in the form of an instructor.
There will never
be a time, there will never be generation, since the time of Adam, until the
end of time, that the world will be without Bible doctrine or teachers of
doctrine.
And to the person
who is positive toward God, and genuinely wants to learn and grow and continue
in their spiritual life, then God will bring them to instruction, or
instruction to them.
Often times the
travels to instruction, are not pleasant. People can suffer heart aches, or
slavery, or even being driven from their homes or livelihood. Times can look
terribly bleak. But at the end of the road, for the spiritually positive
person, there is always the light of doctrine, and the means to learn it. All
things work together for good.
The world is
well-equipped for throwing all things bad at people.
But God is
well-equipped for bringing truth and light, and the means to learn it, to anyone
and everyone who truly want it, regardless of their circumstances.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
