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Isaiah - Day 46

versebyverse | June 29, 2008 19:17

Scripture:  Isaiah 2:15 (NIV):  "for every lofty tower and every fortified wall,"

Thought:  To me, earth's great cities are temporary displays of man's "pride of place".

Question:  How much of my heart is in awe of what man has built?

The "Day of the Lord" is "for every lofty tower and every fortified wall."  "All that is exalted" (Isaiah 2:12) will be brought low.  Not just mankind, but all the features of man's world must come crashing down.  Why is this?  Man is so "tied up" in his world, so wrapped up in its elements.  To me, God must work a great separation.  He must violently strip man away from those things he has trusted in the place of God.  Idolatry is the worship of things in place of God.  To dismantle idolatrous hearts God must tear down the very things that men, over time, have worshipped in place of God.  Idols have been carved out of wood, or worshipped in the groves, and so we see verse 13 and the destruction of the cedar and oak trees.  Idols have been chiseled out of stone or worshipped in the high places, and so we see verse 14 and the collapse of every mountain and hill.  Idols have been created and erected in the cities and walled towns, and so we see verse 15 and the tearing down of "every lofty tower" and "fortified wall."

The Day of the Lord is "for" every one of these arenas.  It is there to eliminate the chaff of false gods and to replace each with the Great, Omnipotent and Worthy God and Father, our LORD Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and Him alone.

Prayer:  Great God of All, I pray that I will never bow to any idol.  Lord, You have the ability to level us all down to the ground.  You are an awesome God!  Amen. 

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