Isa
65:2 (ESV)
I
spread out my hands all the day
to a
rebellious people,
who
walk in a way that is not good,
following
their own devices;
NOTE: This is really
the heart of our problem, we don't want to wait on God, but prefer our own
devices. And what we don't understand, because we lack God's wisdom and sight,
is that our way is not good. Oh, it certainly seems good and we have all of our
human arguments why it is good, but we don't know the future or the
repercussions of getting what we want and not getting what God desires for us.
We are a "rebellious people." We act a good line, but we are
duplicitous. So much so, that we actually fool ourselves. We listen to what we
want to hear. We take advice from people who tells what we want to hear. We
defend ourselves using our human arguments. We really don't want God's will, we
just want to say it out loud to others, but really we want our way and our
will. The good news is that God can help us to see this in ourselves. David, a
man after God's heart, prayed, "Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try
me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead
me in the way everlasting! (Ps 139:23,24)." If David knew that his heart
could deceive him, how can we believe any less about ourselves? We need to ask
the tough questions of God, that is, tough questions about ourselves and our
real motives. But the real question is, will we listen to God's answer?
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