The Promised Land
The Promised Land is base in Isaiah chapter 58. This chapter is on true fasting. I believe this chapter encompasses all the principles found in the story of Israel entering the promised land. In Numbers 13:26-33, we see that a short time after leaving Egypt, they arrived at the banks of the Jordan river. Spies were sent out, and a report was brought back. God had promised this land across the Jordan to the Israelites, but they chose to go see if it was true. The report came back, and all but Caleb were afraid to enter the land. Even though they saw the good things God offered them, they were afraid of the giants in the land. They chose not to believe God, and therefore, they didn't receive His promise. However Caleb, who chose to believe God, did receive the promised land God had offered.
I believe that in Isaiah, we read that the people are asking God why He doesn't answer their prayers, or why He doesn't fulfill His promises. They are told that He doesn't because they don't listen to what He is telling them to do.
We read that true fasting is doing what is God's will, and His will is that we share food with the hungry, shelter the poor, and clothe the naked. In other words, give to others around us, as best as we can.
This brings us to the tooling on this saddle. The key here is the clover. The clover plant builds more nitrogen into the soil than what it uses. In other words, it gives more to the other plants and environment around it than it takes from it. God promises us in Isaiah, that if we do these things, then our light will break forth like the dawn, and we will walk with God. The clover is instrumental in nourishing an environment far beyond it's own life.
I believe by following these principles we will receive the Promised Land of Isaiah chapter 58.
