Isa
17:7-8 (ESV) In that day man will look to his Maker, and his eyes will look on
the Holy One of Israel. 8 He will not
look to the altars, the work of his hands, and he will not look on what his own
fingers have made, either the Asherim or the altars of incense.
NOTE: Today, at
least in modern society, our altars are much more subtle, but they are still
altars nonetheless. We still look to the work of our hands, and relatedly the
work of our minds. We think we are smarter than the generations in the past and
we do certainly know a lot. Although I would question our ability to logically
argue as well as in the past. We refuse to acknowledge God and have even
convinced ourselves that there is no God. And while we may pile a lot of data
together to convince us of that fact, there is even more data in the other pile
than ever before … but that is "inconvenient." When it all does come
crumbling down, it will be too late to acknowledge the savior. O Lord, help us
as believers to share your truth intelligently, respectfully, and gently.
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