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March 11, 2022

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Reading along with us in Isaiah? Here’s today’s reading:

Isaiah 44 (NIV)

Israel the Chosen
1“But now listen, Jacob, my servant,
Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 This is what the Lord says—
he who made you, who formed you in the womb,
and who will help you:
Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,
Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring,
and my blessing on your descendants...........Continue Reading

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  1. Two things that brought me such encouragement as I read this today were “I belong to the Lord” and “formed me in the womb”. To know the creator of EVERYTHING took the time to make me and I belong to Him is so humbling and awesome. The fact that He knows me that well and still loves me is even more humbling!
    I love the time He takes talking about those who make idols because while most of us are not constructing idols of wood, gold, or other precious metals we are taking time and effort away from God and pouring it into things that won’t mean anything after this life. When we labor for “stuff” and lose sight of our true purpose here on earth we are like these skilled craftsman putting time into something of no real meaning.

  2. Truly a testament to the Lord’s immeasurable mercy toward His servant Jacob. Despite their seeking solice in “a piece of wood”, God will deliver them from their captivity. The section on idols eye opening and curious since there is no “god” behind them. We burn half the log for heat and worship the other half? Woe.

  3. God is so incredibly patient, compassionate and committed to His people. What expressions of care, provision and promise is expressed to them in these initial verses, before He goes into a philosophical argument about the foolishness of idols. The presumption being that the people were worshipping idols as Israel’s history affirms. It makes perfect sense to recognize that if I make an idol, if it is dependent on me to create it, then it is foolish to worship it as something above me. Especially in light of the fact that God is not dependent on anyone for His existence or His value. In fact He is the one who has created them/us and He is the One who comes to us to establish a covenant with Him. He initiates everything to us and only asks us to respond in faith and obedience. In addition, He is spirit and does not need anyone to fashion something for Him. Rather He reveals Himself in the miracles He performs and He forgives them for the wrongs they have done. For that He is to be praised and honored, exalted above everything else. And as if all that isn’t enough, He is going to return the people to the land and provide for them there.

    It should cause us to think about the things that we put before Him. Not objects of wood, stone or metal, but things that we replace God with, or things that keep us from Him. The modern idols that make as little sense to worship as those fashioned by the persons of the past.

  4. God’s work and provision is a sharp contrast to that of idols. How can we not see the hypocrisy and foolishness of idolatry?

    As man progresses in knowledge and ingenuity, more and more we turn our trust to the “idols” that we have constructed: iPhones, computers, cars, “smart” houses and appliances, heat……
    I wonder if scarcity will convince us to turn back to the provisions that God gives us, His Spirit and blessing upon our children.

    “For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,
    And floods on the dry ground;
    I will pour My Spirit on your descendants,
    And My blessing on your offspring;
    They will spring up among the grass
    Like willows by the watercourses.’
    One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
    Another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
    Another will write with his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
    And name himself by the name of Israel.”

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