As I read Isaiah 23 tonight, a couple things standout to me. One is that God has no use for pride whatsoever. In verse 9 we read that It was the Lord All-Powerful who planned this. He decided to make these powerful people unimportant...And the other is that in the God has a way of using all things....and making suit His purpose. In verse 17 we read that after 70 years God will deal with Tyre and again it will have trade....Tyre will not keep the money she earns but will give them to the people who serve the Lord.
On the latter note, seeking God's Purpose is a neverending journey. Even in times of sin, God has a way of using our lives for His glory. Its amazing to think that even at our worst times we serve a God who drawing things together so that He might be glorified. As I read chapter 23 it seems to tell us that God has no use at all for our prideful ways but every situation even the ones involving sinful behavior will all be useful to Him and He will direct us to suit His Purpose.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Well said Cathy. Everything we do should be mindful of Gods purpose and plan for us. We are nothing without him and everything is possible through him.
ReplyDelete"Who is behind the collapse of Tyre, the Tyre that controlled the world markets? God ordered the destruction of the seacoast cities, the centers of commerce."
ReplyDeleteThese verses made me think of September 11th. I can understand why some people made the connection that God was punishing America. I don't believe it to be true however. Especially not for the reasons I heard.
This chunk of text also grabbed me, "I've never had labor pains, never had a baby, never reared children to adulthood, never gave life, never worked with life. It was all numbers, dead numbers, profit and loss."
What is God birthing at Faith? Are we ready to bear the labor pains? I guarantee two things (coming straight out of my experience of parenting):
1. It will be worth it.
2. It will be the hardest thing we do in our life together.
Growth always involves pain...and joy.