Isaiah 41-42; I Corinthians 8

I just had a scrumptious breakfast of bacon, biscuits, cantaloupe, and peach yogurt. It filled me up, and now I’m ready to take on a not so busy day. I’m looking forward to hanging out with Jimmie this weekend. Hopefully, that means I’ll be adding to the witnessing blog soon.

Isaiah 41: This chapter is a message from God to His people telling them that they do not have to fear. When people are thirsty, God will answer… he will open rivers and the fountains of water. God is there for the small things, and the large things. This always puzzles me when God says no, and I don’t get why. That fact that he can and will answer the small prayers makes it all more frustrating when he doesn’t. That’s when we have to remember the part when He says, “I, the Lord, am the first, and the last. I am He.”

Isaiah 42: God is still speaking in this chapter. He talks about how he will put His spirit on his servants. That it won’t be a big deal. People won’t see crazy things, and He won’t draw attention. However, He will bring justice in the earth. That’s what I want to be. I want to be God’s servant with His spirit bringing justice in the earth.

I Corinthians 8: This chapter is often referenced by Christians. It talks about how you shouldn’t do things that make others stumble, even if they aren’t sin. It’s a hard thing to practice. It brings a lot of topics into play such at judging etc. Usually if a Christian is doing one of these “legal” things that makes others stumble they want the others to just get over it. Or, they say people are judging them (alcohol is the biggest one here). Is it wrong to have a drink? No. Can it cause some others to stumble? Yes. So what is the balance? Where do you draw the line? Do you put off alcohol, and other such things? Or do you just do them in certain settings? What if you are then seen, and are perceived as hiding it? Wouldn’t that just make it worse? Maybe people should only drink alone in there rooms :p (that was supposed to be funny). Anyway, it’s a hard one that obviously comes down to situations. I think you have to evaluate each situation, and if there is any hint that there is a problem you should do it. Yeah… I guess that’s easy to say.