I can't help it, this is what my Old Testament reading is for today. Let's just say in my experience the Bible is always current.

Isaiah 19:1-2

An oracle concerning Egypt.
Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud
and comes to Egypt;
and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence,
and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.
And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
and they will fight, each against another
and each against his neighbor,
city against city, kingdom against kingdom;

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It doesn't matter what you are doing or where. They may or may not seem to listen. But the seed once planted can grow, even in what seems to be the most infertile ground. I know, it happened to me.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

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I'm in Isaiah in my daily bible reading and this is what the Prophet Isaiah has to say about Syria in today's text.

Isaiah 14:24-27

The Lord of hosts has sworn:
“As I have planned,
so shall it be,
and as I have purposed,
so shall it stand,
that I will break the Assyrian in my land,

and on my mountains trample him underfoot;
and his yoke shall depart from them,
and his burden from their shoulder.”
This is the purpose that is purposed
concerning the whole earth,
and this is the hand that is stretched out
over all the nations.
For the Lord of hosts has purposed,
and who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,and who will turn it back?

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This doesn't need any comment from me.

2 Corinthians 3:17

My Granddaughter Clare

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

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Here again is the description of our Savior. He's not just going with the facts on the ground but with 'righteousness' he will judge. We can't just act properly, or say the right things. We need to BE the right thing. We need to turn ourselves over to God and let His Spirit rest upon us.

Isaiah 11:1-5
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

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A classic connection between the Old Testament and the New. By the way Isaiah is also filled with references to Syria. Just a few thousand years of conflict! There's no denying the Bible is always relevant.

Isaiah 9:6

For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, 
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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"Act like men." This is turning into a theme. I say this with love: Men we need you!

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Let all that you do be done in love.

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