You will be called a wicket repairman
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: Isaiah 58:12 talks about being repairers of gates and restoring roads to inhabit. The chapter is a message from God to the people of Israel who had settled for empty religious ritualism and neglected their commitment to Him. God calls for a unified spirituality where the way we treat others reflects our religious practices. The Bible does not call for a religion of works or sacrifices, but rather a heart that loves and serves God and others. In the coming year, we should examine ourselves and resolve to be better, improve our relationships, and be more like Christ. This will prepare us to fulfill God's mission for us and bring happiness and blessings to ourselves and others.
The year ahead should be one of getting closer to God and being more like Jesus Christ. This means improving marriages, restoring relationships with children, and being a blessing to those around us. By being a source of kindness, we become a channel for God's grace, leading to happiness and blessings for ourselves. The chapter 58 of Isaiah talks about the true religion and fast, which involves being a source of blessings to others. God wants us to be wicket repairmen, restoring ruins and becoming a refuge for those in need. The Lion of Judah congregation is called to be a repairing congregation of portholes and a generous congregation of good testimony and good works. The homeless community is one of the great challenges for the congregation, but God has been bringing them into the church.
The speaker reflects on the challenges posed by the homeless community in Boston, and how the Lion of Judah congregation is working to help them. He emphasizes the need for a generous and kind heart, and sees the homeless as fragile souls entrusted to the church by God. He also discusses the importance of restoring the spiritual life of the region, which was once a cradle of the Gospel but has become a spiritual desert. The congregation is called to be gate repairers, restoring the ruined and desolate areas, and to make a difference in the world. The speaker prays for wisdom, anointing, and understanding for the congregation, and encourages them to live for God's glory. He also mentions a couple in need of financial assistance for their daughter's lung transplant, and invites donations.
The speaker asks for help for a Chilean girl who needs a lung transplant but cannot get it due to insurance issues. They ask for donations and believe that their church can be a generous and helpful congregation. They also pray for sanctification and the ability to be used by God to do good works. They end with thanking God for what they have achieved so far and believing in the future.
The year ahead should be one of getting closer to God and being more like Jesus Christ. This means improving marriages, restoring relationships with children, and being a blessing to those around us. By being a source of kindness, we become a channel for God's grace, leading to happiness and blessings for ourselves. The chapter 58 of Isaiah talks about the true religion and fast, which involves being a source of blessings to others. God wants us to be wicket repairmen, restoring ruins and becoming a refuge for those in need. The Lion of Judah congregation is called to be a repairing congregation of portholes and a generous congregation of good testimony and good works. The homeless community is one of the great challenges for the congregation, but God has been bringing them into the church.
The speaker reflects on the challenges posed by the homeless community in Boston, and how the Lion of Judah congregation is working to help them. He emphasizes the need for a generous and kind heart, and sees the homeless as fragile souls entrusted to the church by God. He also discusses the importance of restoring the spiritual life of the region, which was once a cradle of the Gospel but has become a spiritual desert. The congregation is called to be gate repairers, restoring the ruined and desolate areas, and to make a difference in the world. The speaker prays for wisdom, anointing, and understanding for the congregation, and encourages them to live for God's glory. He also mentions a couple in need of financial assistance for their daughter's lung transplant, and invites donations.
The speaker asks for help for a Chilean girl who needs a lung transplant but cannot get it due to insurance issues. They ask for donations and believe that their church can be a generous and helpful congregation. They also pray for sanctification and the ability to be used by God to do good works. They end with thanking God for what they have achieved so far and believing in the future.
Isaiah 58:12 lays the foundation for our meditation. And it says: “…And yours – that is, our family, our loved ones, our descendants, those who are close to us – and yours will build the ancient ruins, you will build the foundations of generation and generation, and you will be called the repairer of gates, restorer of roads to inhabit…”
And there is the key to our text "and you will be called a repairer of wickets." I want to talk precisely about that idea of being wicket repairers. And I want to tell you that I feel from the Lord that this is a rather prophetic sermon, a sermon that I really should have left to preach on the 31st, because I think it is a good vision for our church. But I also have other things that I want to share on the night of the 31st, with a word of vision for our church. So that's another reason why I would love for you to come so that you don't miss this commission, this challenge from the Lord for us in this coming year.
And there is the key to our text "and you will be called a repairer of wickets." I want to talk precisely about that idea of being wicket repairers. And I want to tell you that I feel from the Lord that this is a rather prophetic sermon, a sermon that I really should have left to preach on the 31st, because I think it is a good vision for our church. But I also have other things that I want to share on the night of the 31st, with a word of vision for our church. So that's another reason why I would love for you to come so that you don't miss this commission, this challenge from the Lord for us in this coming year.
