Isaiah 44:28 · World English Bible
Isaiah 44:28 Meaning Who Says of Cyrus
Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,’ even saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built;’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’
What does Isaiah 44:28 mean?
A shining ruling principle wakes within a person and takes charge of the wandering faculties the way a shepherd gathers a flock, and through it the whole inner purpose is carried out. This awakened governor decrees that the city of inner peace at the crown of the head be raised again from its ruin, and that the body, the true temple, have its base laid firm.
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A shining ruling principle wakes within a person and takes charge of the wandering faculties the way a shepherd gathers a flock, and through it the whole inner purpose is carried out. This awakened governor decrees that the city of inner peace at the crown of the head be raised again from its ruin, and that the body, the true temple, have its base laid firm. What religion pictures as a foreign king rebuilding a distant city is the moment a higher center in consciousness begins ordering the scattered life and grounding it, so the dwelling of the divine is set on solid footing inside the flesh where it always belonged.
Cyrus: the shining ruling principle that wakes in a person and gathers the scattered faculties like a shepherd. Jerusalem: the city of inner peace at the crown of the head, rebuilt when awareness rises. Temple: the body itself, the dwelling where the divine takes up its place.
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Live Isaiah 44:28 today
- Before you touch your phone in the morning, decide the one thing that gets your first clear hour. One decision made early quietly governs the whole scattered rest of the day.
- At dinner or on a call, put the phone in another room instead of face down on the table. The person in front of you can tell the difference, and so can you.
- When three things land on you at once, emails, a message, someone at your desk, stop for one breath and name which one actually matters. Then do that one and let the others wait their turn.
What in my day is currently running itself because nothing in me has stepped up to lead it?
The same truth in other traditions
Buddhism · Dhammapada
The untrained mind wanders wherever it likes and does more harm than an enemy could, while a mind that has been gathered and governed brings a good no one else can give you.
Stoicism · Marcus Aurelius
He wrote that the ruling faculty within is the only true citadel, and that a person retreating into it finds the one place that can be kept in order no matter what the rest of life does.
Hinduism · Katha Upanishad
The body is a chariot, the senses its horses, and the discerning mind the one holding the reins. The horses are not killed, they are given a driver.
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