Good morning Lord Jesus, this morning I begin my morning intentionally listening to you so I can hear your intentions for me to walk in throughout my day today.
“Why does no one respond when I call?” v.2
“Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys his servant?
Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light,
should trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.” V. 10
As I stetted yesterday I am spending time reading that God spoke through His prophets into the injustices and chaos in their nation. God asks His followers why does no one respond to his invitation to believe in his grace and power? Instead of them trying to put the blame on God for their actions and resigning themselves to their hopeless situation,Hhis people should be committing themselves to the power, deliverance, and grace of their creator. He is more than ready to help them and restore them if they just admit their guilt and receive his deliverance.
God also asks, “Who fears the lord?” How does a person demonstrate that he or she “fears the Lord?” How do they show that they live in that place of reverence and awe for God that shapes their behavior? By listening to, and by obeying that which the Servant (Jesus) has been appointed by God to reveal in the world. I may be over simplifying it, but if you do not even bother to listen to Jesus by daily setting aside time reading the Bible and in prayer, then you have no fear, no real respect for Him. If you won't even take the time to listen to God, then you really don’t have a desire to follow Him, obey him and let him shape your life. How can He lead you daily when you aren’t even valuing any time daily to hear what He says to you? If you have no real desire to hear God, you have no real desire to respect and to obey God, no fear of God. How can you claim to be a follower of someone who you do not listen to? Isaiah declared the people were following the the words and listening to the stories of false prophets and ignoring God. Are you spending more time following the words and stories spoken on Facebook, TV and social media than reading the words and stories in God’s Word?
Isaiah goes on to reveal that to fear God and to obey the voice of His Servant would imply an abundance of light. But this is not necessarily the case. Those who follow the Servant may indeed walk with Him into the darkness of frustration, injustice, humiliation, and abuse in the world as He did. But this does not mean they should abandon following God! All throughout time the followers of God think that God’s blessing equals comfort, monetary gain, and their well being. But that was not the way the Servant of God led His life.. And he was the most blessed person to ever walk the face of this earth.
My family, God call’s you today. I pray you will take time today to listen to Him. Do you respect what He has to say to you enough to intentionally set aside time today to hear it? Will you care enough today to listen to God by spending time listening to Him in His Scriptures and in prayer to let him shape your day? I pray you will in Jesus’ name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you my friends!
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