Isaiah - Verse By Verse

Isaiah - Day 60

versebyverse | July 26, 2008 18:27

Scripture:  Isaiah 3:7 (NIV):  "But in that day he will cry out, 'I have no remedy.  I have no food or clothing in my house; do not make me the leader of the people'."

Thought:  To me, man left to himself without God eventually dissolves to poverty and hopelessness.

Question:  Are we near "that day" of loss and ruin?

When man has "no remedy," when there is "no food or clothing", perhaps some will be awakened to God.  Often when we hit bottom we finally begin to look up.

God is not in the business of the destruction of man!  God's desire is to redeem and save mens' souls.  Often what seems to be His harsh judgments are really His wisdom in letting us go down so He can lift us up in the end.  And in so being lifted, while in His close embrace, as it were, maybe we'll take a look and really see God for Who He is.

The reluctance of this "brother", (see yesterday's verse), is also an indicator of what the state of mind will be like for those who have worshipped idols, rejected God and lived for themselves.  They arrive at a place of complete defeat.  The very spirit of life has left them, it seems, and even the weight of responsible leadership is shunned.  

This only reiterates to me how blessed I am today!  But let me not take my blessings for granted--let me respond fully to God now, without having to be stripped of all He has allowed me to have so far.  Yet if I depart from God, He has no other choice than to judge me. 

Prayer:  Loving God, may I never resist You unto such judgment!  Help me rather to seek You early, find You gracious and let You be the "leader" of my heart always.  Amen. 

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