Dear RTB’ers,
Yesterday I posted, “God will do what He will do. Our only response is to acknowledge Him.” Then John repeated that point in his comment, “Are we, as Fred says, acknowledging the Lord God Almighty? Or are we instead stubborn of heart and far from righteousness? (Isaiah 46:12)”. Intriguing, because today we read that many of Israel’s people were NOT acknowledging God or His ways, His prophecies. They were people …who swear by the name of the Lord and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right. (v. 1b) God says of them, You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. (v. 8a) But God, ever merciful, did not deal with them as they deserved: For My name’s sake I defer My anger; for the sake of My praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off. (v. 9)
The Israelites serve as an example for us. We also can be stubborn of heart and far from righteousness, hard of hearing, rebellious in our own ways. And while we know that God is merciful, do we really want to count on His mercy instead of simply acknowledging Him from the start? Again, God will do what He will do. Our only response is to acknowledge Him.
Blessings!
Fred