A THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
Thought for the month
I have a hymn going round and round in my head today called:- I the Lord of Sea and Sky the chorus of which says; Here I am Lord, Is it I, Lord; I have heard You calling in the night, I will go, Lord, if you lead me, I will hold Your people in my heart. From this hymn I have turned my attention today to Isaiah 6 which is headed God calls Isaiah to Be a Prophet – In verse 8 Isaiah answers the Lord and says “I will go! Send me!” (Good News Bible) Daniel Schute who wrote both the words and the music obviously new his Bible well!
The book of Isaiah is a favourite of mine, he did so many strange things like going naked and bare foot for 3 years, Isaiah 20 v 2-3
Under the instruction of Our Lord he gave his children prophetic names – his first son Shear-Jashub which means “a remnant shall return” Isaiah 7v3
His second son he called Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz meaning “quick to the plunder, speedy to the prey” Isaiah 8 v 1-4
Isaiah also predicted the coming of the Messiah, Isaiah 7v14, Isaiah 9 v 6-7, Isaiah 11 v 1-9
Scholars argue how many times Isaiah spoke of Jesus’ coming but there are many, see how many you can find!
November is one of my favourite months because I have my birthday and our wedding anniversary to celebrate! We usually have our holiday around this time and celebrate
birthday and wedding anniversary at the same time. This year however, we are staying at home because it has been such glorious weather that we don’t feel we need to go and find the sun. Also, Autumn Colours are going to be late this year and we cannot bear the thought of not seeing them.
As I walked down our farm lane yesterday I stopped several times to admire the view
which was spectacular. It was such a clear day and the sea which is 5 miles away as the crow flys looked 3 times as wide as it usually does and I was convinced that I could see France. However, when I got home and got my binoculars out I obviously couldn’t because there was a big ship on the horizon!
When we bought this farm 38 years ago it was the view that told us this was to be our ‘forever home’! Michael and I love views and nature and we have both in abundance here. We have counted 50 different species of bird in our garden (I have just checked the list we keep!) Looking out of our south facing windows we have seen foxes, badgers, squirrels and deer enjoying the peace and quiet in our fields. I suppose they have learnt over the years that they are safe and nobody will harm them. Strangely, we hardly ever see a rabbit these days. Years ago, we could look out at dusk and count at least a 100 feasting on our grass and clover. I wonder what has happened to them all.
God Bless you all,
Fay