ODJ: the way
March 28, 2011
This is the way you should go (v.21).
READ: Isaiah 30:1-22
I always assumed that Isaiah 30:21 had something to do with directions. My understanding was, if I stood at a crossroads and veered one way or the other, the Holy Spirit would let me know if I was going the right way. God would alert me if I was heading into trouble or beginning to venture outside of His will.
While I still believe that Isaiah 30 has application for steps we should or shouldn’t take in life, after digging deeper I now have a better grasp of what Isaiah was communicating. In this passage, the prophet was speaking to the wayward tribe of Judah, which had foolishly entered into a treaty with Egypt. “Without consulting Me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection” (v.2). In so doing, Judah had:
• Made plans that were against God’s
• Made alliances not directed by the Lord
• Gone down to Egypt for help without first
consulting God
• Put their trust in Pharaoh’s protection
It was Isaiah’s role as a prophet to warn God’s “rebellious children” (v.1) of the subsequent outcome that awaited them: humiliation, shame, disgrace, loneliness, and calamity (vv.3-5). Isaiah also plainly stated that despite what they had done, God was waiting for His stubborn people to repent and return to Him. He longed to shower them with love, compassion, grace, and forgiveness (vv.18-19).
Through Isaiah, we learn the very essence of God’s heart: to draw His beloved people close so that—despite their hideous sins—they could repent and receive His infinite blessings. Our God is so loving that when Judah strayed—and when we stray—God provides “a voice” to show us the way back to the Lord’s protection and eternal riches. —Roxanne Robbins
How has God’s voice been calling you back to Him? How have you been pursuing God and His way?
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