Isaiah 45-46: I Corinthians 10

I wrote this Tuesday, but didn't have a chance to post it.

Isaiah 45: It’s been a long day… not bad though. I had fun doing some crazy combatives this morning (also known as rolling around in the grass). It actually bangs your knees up pretty bad. I’m not complaining though. It beats working in a cubicle. In Isaiah 45 God talks about how He uses Cyrus to accomplish really awesome things. God could use me in that way. If I open my life to His control I know that He can take me to places both great and small. God talks about how strong He is, but one message really hit me. “Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons.” He wants us to ask about the things to come. He wants us to ask Him why He does things. The key thing to remember is that He might make us wait a while for the answer. I’m still waiting for the full answer to my issues a week ago. Though I think I’ve sorted it out at least a little.

Isaiah 46: God emphasizes that idols are worthless. “Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god.” How worthless is that. If you can make it, what use is it to pray too? It can only have the power you give it (namely the power over you). The idols of today are just as stupid. They are made by men, so what good are they. They will only be in ruins before too long.

I Corinthians 10: Paul talks about how most of their fathers disobeyed God in the wilderness. He is emphasizing this, because the Jewish culture focuses a lot on their ancestors. Paul doesn’t want them to be led astray to idols like their ancestors. There seems to be a pattern lately of God talking to me about idolatry. What is my idol? Anyway, Paul gets back into the lawful vs. profitable debate again. He uses a good world: edify. I think I’ll ask from now on whether things edify. I think it will put the right light on things.