Three Verses I have thought about for the past 5 decades.
The default of the Jews was to go to their neighbors if they needed help,
not to their God.
What about me?
I too have run to the arms of flesh for guidance, counsel, support.
May we deeply depend this day on the LORD our God.
In Returning and Rest
In Quietness and Trust
Shall be Your Strength.
Isaiah 30:15
The LORD longs to be gracious to you
He longs to show mercy to you.
He is a God of justice.
Blessed are those who wait for Him, not for any man.
Isaiah 30:18
And though the Lord gives you
the bread of adversity and the water of affliction,
Your teacher will not hide himself anymore.
Your eyes will see Your Teacher.
Your ears will hear a word behind you, saying:
This is the way, walk in it.
When you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
Isaiah 30:20-21
We will find strength in affliction because You are there. Help us this day in what you have allowed in your Providential Hand to escape the snares of the enemy of our souls. Help us this day to find that quietness and rest in You in the midst of this world we live in.
not to their God.
What about me?
I too have run to the arms of flesh for guidance, counsel, support.
May we deeply depend this day on the LORD our God.
In Returning and Rest
In Quietness and Trust
Shall be Your Strength.
Isaiah 30:15
The LORD longs to be gracious to you
He longs to show mercy to you.
He is a God of justice.
Blessed are those who wait for Him, not for any man.
Isaiah 30:18
And though the Lord gives you
the bread of adversity and the water of affliction,
Your teacher will not hide himself anymore.
Your eyes will see Your Teacher.
Your ears will hear a word behind you, saying:
This is the way, walk in it.
When you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
Isaiah 30:20-21
We will find strength in affliction because You are there. Help us this day in what you have allowed in your Providential Hand to escape the snares of the enemy of our souls. Help us this day to find that quietness and rest in You in the midst of this world we live in.
This chapter has meant more to me over the last three decades. I carry these words daily. Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the Lord. Isa 31:1 To Whom or what do I turn this day, this hour? 30:18
Woe to the one
who tells God what to do.
Shall the clay tell the Potter
what to do?
We have life mixed up..
Paul David Tripp calls it
Eternity Amnesia.
"Life is a struggle. The Lord, in His Wisdom, has left us in a fallen world. But perhaps our struggles are not primarily about the brokenness that surrounds us. Could it be there is something we bring to each of these struggles that makes them harder to bear?" www.paultripp.com/articles/posts/your-final-destinatio
Romans 2:4 Our Good God does not give us what we deserve. We should have perished even today for what we did to Him, to others. But no, it's His Goodness that leads us to repentance. Goodness closely related to kindness. He is way more Kinder than we think! You practice evil and repent either in ignorance or in full knowing. He is always doing us good even when we don't see it.
“There is in every willful sin a contempt of the Goodness of God.”
Matthew Henry
“There is in every willful sin a contempt of the Goodness of God.”
Matthew Henry
Romans 2 ... these people were on a downward spiral. Be mindful, God is good and kind. But, He is not soft. Romans 2:1-3
PHOTO: A Rabbit Hole. As we look deep into the holes of our own lives, may we sense Your Presence with us, Your Provision toward us, and Your Bending Low to us. 
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