Isaiah 46
Why do people have idols? The message of God is after all one that saves and one that sets us free.
"Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; their idols are borne by beasts of burden.
The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden for the weary.
They stoop and bow down together;
unable to rescue the burden, they themselves go off into captivity."
When we pick up idols, even when we are unaware of them, we become captivated by them. We become burdened by them and we may not even recognize it.
So how do we avoid this?
"Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth.
Even to your old age and grey hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you."
God's character is constant, through Israel's history they have followed different idols, golden calves, Baal, Canaan's gods and in the Pharisees' case, even legalism and being religious became a burden and an idol, preventing them from recognizing and worshiping Jesus.
"Remember this, fix it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.
Remember the former things, those of long ago;
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.
I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say: My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.
From the east, I summon a bird of prey;
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned, that will I do.
Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are far from righteousness.
I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away;
and my salvation will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel. "
We must constantly remind ourselves who God is in our lives and always have him at the top. We chase things in life for His glory or for our own comfort but we must also be careful that we in turn do not become captivated by these things ourselves.
Categories: Isaiah, Thoughts
Why do people have idols? The message of God is after all one that saves and one that sets us free.
"Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; their idols are borne by beasts of burden.
The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden for the weary.
They stoop and bow down together;
unable to rescue the burden, they themselves go off into captivity."
When we pick up idols, even when we are unaware of them, we become captivated by them. We become burdened by them and we may not even recognize it.
So how do we avoid this?
"Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel, you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth.
Even to your old age and grey hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you."
God's character is constant, through Israel's history they have followed different idols, golden calves, Baal, Canaan's gods and in the Pharisees' case, even legalism and being religious became a burden and an idol, preventing them from recognizing and worshiping Jesus.
"Remember this, fix it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.
Remember the former things, those of long ago;
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.
I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say: My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.
From the east, I summon a bird of prey;
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned, that will I do.
Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are far from righteousness.
I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away;
and my salvation will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel. "
We must constantly remind ourselves who God is in our lives and always have him at the top. We chase things in life for His glory or for our own comfort but we must also be careful that we in turn do not become captivated by these things ourselves.
Categories: Isaiah, Thoughts
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