THE LAME TAKE THE PREY

Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail, then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey – Isaiah 33:23

“God indeed uses the foolish things of this world to confound the wise. The “foolishness” of God is wiser than men. Yes the foolishness that proceeds from God accomplishes far more than the wisdom of the wisest men. What more the wisdom of God!

…at the point where it seems there is no one to lean on or any help in sight anywhere, if you will look up to God and put all your faith in Him, you will take the prey. It is the lame, the helpless, that snatches the prey. If you think there is something you can offer on your own, you won’t get far; you will soon come to the end of yourself. Only God is unlimited…

We are in a time in our nation…when the lame should take the prey…The ship has gone out of control. The navigators have come to their wits’ end. Men’s hearts have failed them and even great men have lost hope because the ship of state is out of control…when things are in this state: “then is the prey of great spoil divided” and “the lame take the prey.” It is at this point that God takes control. The shaking that precedes God’s take-over is necessary as it causes men to release control to God. The days of man are over. It is time for the lame – those people that have been despised, down-trodden, looked down upon or even written off, to rise and take the kingdom and all that it holds…