WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE WHO THE LORD GOD IS

PROCLAMATION

“You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!  Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘You did not make me’?  Can the pot say to the potter ‘You know nothing’?”  Isaiah 29:16 (NIV)

EXPLANATION

In chapter twenty-nine the prophet Isaiah presents the coming judgements from The Lord God on Jerusalem, herein referred to as Ariel, and on the enemies of the Jews. (Isaiah 29:1-8)  He describes the senselessness of the Jewish people. (Isaiah 29:9-16)  Then Isaiah ends the chapter with a prophecy regarding the conversion of the Gentiles (Isaiah 29:17-18) and the future blessings for the Jews. (Isaiah 29:-19-24)

APPLICATION

All too often we, the created beings into which The Lord God breathed the breath of life, (Genesis 2:7) act as if we know what is best for us and we act like we know more than God.  We frequently have to be reminded of His greatness and punished for our sinful arrogance.  Our eyes and ears are open, but we cannot see, or hear, or understand.  There are times when we just go through the motions of worship, but our heart is not really into it. (Isaiah 29:13)  Remember, in the movie “Left Behind”, one of the people who was left behind after the rapture was the pastor of a church.  The Lord God knows us, and He hears our words; but He also sees our heart and knows our motives and intentions. (1 Samuel 2:3 and 16:7)  As believers we need to be still and reflect on all that He has done and know that He is The Almighty God. (Psalm 46:10)  We need to humble ourselves before Him and praise His Holy Name. (Isaiah 29:19 and 29:23)