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Scripture:  Isaiah 1:5 (NIV):  "Why should you be beaten anymore?  Why do you persist in rebellion?  Your whole head is injured, your whole heart is afflicted."

Thought:  To me, it is good sometimes for a grieving parent, or grieving Heavenly Father, to pour out their dismay.  It might wake up a dull child.

Question:  Has God given up on me because I am too stubborn?

The "beatings" of discipline toward correction and training have proven ineffective here with Israel--with us.  It's as though nothing is salvageable.  No good part remains to be appealed to.  The whole person is lost.  "The whole head" speaks of the mind and will.  The "whole heart" speaks of the emotions and attitudes and seat of personal desire.  Who has your will?  Where does your desire lie?

The threat of abandonment by the Father/God should hang like a dark cloud over disobedient children, but will Israel respond properly?  Will they realize their unbrokeness and stubborn rebellion?  Will we?

Prayer:  Father God, help me to be aware when You are "spanking" me into obedience.  It is for my good.  Lord, help me to desist from rebellion.  And Lord, please do not give up on me!  Amen. 

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