Isaiah 31-35: Verse of the Day
"Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!" (Isa 31:1).
I have to be soooo careful not to be unreasonably hard on Israel. "How could they trust in other nations instead of God?" Do you ask yourself this too? How much money (trust) are you placing in a retirement fund of sorts? My point is not that planning retirement is sinful, but to get myself thinking about things that I place trust in without realizing it. Do you really think that Israel believed that allying with these other nations was contrary to the will of God. I'm certain that it got to a point where "political alliances" being in conflict with their "religion" didn't even cross their minds.
I invite comments on this post. Where are we unwittingly placing trust that might be in conflict with trust in God?
I have to be soooo careful not to be unreasonably hard on Israel. "How could they trust in other nations instead of God?" Do you ask yourself this too? How much money (trust) are you placing in a retirement fund of sorts? My point is not that planning retirement is sinful, but to get myself thinking about things that I place trust in without realizing it. Do you really think that Israel believed that allying with these other nations was contrary to the will of God. I'm certain that it got to a point where "political alliances" being in conflict with their "religion" didn't even cross their minds.
I invite comments on this post. Where are we unwittingly placing trust that might be in conflict with trust in God?
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