Isaiah - Verse By Verse

Isaiah - Day 14

versebyverse | May 21, 2008 20:42

Scripture:  Isaiah 1:14 (NIV):  " 'Your New Moon festivals and your appointed feasts my soul hates.  They have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them."

Thought:  To me, God's anger should motivate changes in us!

Question:  Are my organized, social activities pleasant or burdensome to God?

Isaiah writes of human emotion in God's character here:  we ought to be moved to some action or change of behavior when we know God is hating our activities and our times of celebrations are burdensome to Him.  We ought to be able to identify with these feelings in Him and then be moved to change what is in us.  Is He not our Creator and are we not His creatures?  Have we lost all respect for God?

Have I considered whether or not my so-called celebrations are a burden to God?  They would be if, as a Christian, my relationship with Christ was tainted by unconfessed sin.  God longs for "truth in the inward parts", that is, from the very deepest part of my being.  If I am honest and frank with God, vulnerable enough to face reality, I will NOT be rejected!  But if I carry the charade out more and more, God will automatically react with hatred, weariness, destestability and a sense of burden regarding me and my soul.  Why?  Because God abhors evil and sin of all kinds.  May it not be that I bring these things between myself and God!

Prayer:  Lord God, help me to inspire joy in You and not weariness.  Help me to incite love from You and not hatred.  Lord, may I be a pleasure to You and not a burden.  Amen. 

General | Permalink | Add comment | Trackbacks (0)   Print View

 
Accessible and Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS
Powered by LifeType - Design by BalearWeb - Hosted by New Technologies.