WEDNESDAY'S WORD - HARBINGER - Sadell Bradley - 01/17/2024

 

WEDNESDAY'S WORD HARBINGER 1/17/2024 "Exceptions are not always proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one."– Marie Von Ebner Eschenbach  - Austrian Writer TONIGHT 7 PM BIBLE STUDY ACTING UP!: I Was Born A Citizen @warehouseOTR  Facebook, Youtube   Worship Service 10:00 AM - Bible Study 9:00 AM A HARBINGER is a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; a forerunner. Some say if a groundhog emerges from hibernation and sees his shadow; it will retreat and there will be six more weeks of winter. If it does not see a shadow, then Spring is right around the corner. Others believe a crocus breaking through the ground in Winter is the harbinger of Spring. Either prognosticator would be welcome as a cold front has swept over much of the US this week. The Old French herbergier means  to provide lodging for an army. Rahab the harlot was a harbinger who provided shelter for the spies before Israel entered Canaan in Joshua 2. She was a harbor of hope, a place of refuge for them. Harbingers signal that a transition is about to occur. In this case, possession of a new, promised territory. The most notable HARBINGER in Scripture is probably John the Baptist. Interestingly enough, this messenger was announced by another harbinger— the prophet Isaiah:   3The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. 4Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; 5The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” (Isaiah 40:3-5) When you see a harbinger coming, or when they speak...something's about to change. God can use anyone to herald His next move: a harlot, a prophet, or a weirdly dressed desert wanderer, clothed in camel's hair, eating locusts and wild honey. John the Baptist was also Jesus' cousin, which means the LORD can also employ those close to you to make His announcements to or about you. John declared to the crowd of disciples, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29) The spies in Canaan, nor the disciples of John knew a pronouncement was coming...but these harbingers changed everyone's lives and destinies...forever. REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE $10 for BREAKFAST