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What to Call Your Town

November 30th, 2013 · No Comments

Isaiah 1:24-26 (New Living Translation)

Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
the Mighty One of Israel, says,
“I will take revenge on my enemies
and pay back my foes!
25 I will raise my fist against you.
I will melt you down and skim off your slag.
I will remove all your impurities.
26 Then I will give you good judges again
and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
and the Faithful City.”

The literal translation of “jerusalem” is “city of peace.” Yet, notice how the LORD wants people to know Jerusalem:

Home of Justice

Faithful City

Nothing in there about the home of music or the entertainment capital of the world or the place where what you do there stays there or any of those smart things we hear today about cities that want to promoted themselves.

What would you like people to call your town, the place where you live, the place where your local church sits?

Tags: Isaiah · Old Testament

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