Isaiah 29-31
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THE ONE THING GOD CAN'T TAKE.
I think a lot of times, we think of God as some powerful superhero who takes whatever He needs. Like He's some emotionless zombie who is SO strong He doesn't care about us.
Yeah... He's very strong. He's very powerful. But like every superhero, He cares for the people He watches over. Sometimes that means He needs to help us out in ways that seems as if He's taking things from us. But in reality, He knows what is best. He understands what we need better than we do ourselves.
And yes, like every superhero... there's one thing God is powerless against. Well, not necessarily powerless... He just chooses not to take it willingly. He can't have something, and He can't force us to give it to Him.
That would be YOU.
God can't deem people Christians, YOU have to make that choice. That's what is so cool, that God gives us a choice. He doesn't just pick and choose who goes to heaven, He lets us ourselves choose whether or not we want to.
In today's reading, I found a cool verse that made me think where God stood on that decision.
Isaiah 30:18
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you;
he rises to show you compassion.
For the LORD is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!
Read these great chapters with the BIBLE READER to the left of this post or at http://www.bible.com/.
THE ONE THING GOD CAN'T TAKE.
I think a lot of times, we think of God as some powerful superhero who takes whatever He needs. Like He's some emotionless zombie who is SO strong He doesn't care about us.
Yeah... He's very strong. He's very powerful. But like every superhero, He cares for the people He watches over. Sometimes that means He needs to help us out in ways that seems as if He's taking things from us. But in reality, He knows what is best. He understands what we need better than we do ourselves.
And yes, like every superhero... there's one thing God is powerless against. Well, not necessarily powerless... He just chooses not to take it willingly. He can't have something, and He can't force us to give it to Him.
That would be YOU.
God can't deem people Christians, YOU have to make that choice. That's what is so cool, that God gives us a choice. He doesn't just pick and choose who goes to heaven, He lets us ourselves choose whether or not we want to.
In today's reading, I found a cool verse that made me think where God stood on that decision.
Isaiah 30:18
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you;
he rises to show you compassion.
For the LORD is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!
Did you get that? He LONGS to be gracious to you. He wants to be with you, He wants you to be with Him. That's the one thing God gives us a big choice on, whether or not we follow Him. He wants us to, but we have to make the decision.
I hope you make the right choice.
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Peace out.
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