Thursday, March 25, 2010

March 26, Friday Devotion

March 26, Friday Devotion
Isaiah 45:5-13

5 I am the Lord; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don’t even know me, 6 so all the world from east to west will know there is no other God. I am the Lord, and there is no other. 7 I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the Lord, am the one who does these things. 8 "Open up, O heavens, and pour out your righteousness. Let the earth open wide so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together. I, the Lord, created them. 9 "What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’ Does the pot exclaim, ‘How clumsy can you be?’ 10 How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father, ‘Why was I born?' or if it said to its mother, ‘Why did you make me this way?’” 11 This is what the Lord says—the Holy One of Israel and your Creator: “Do you question what I do for my children? Do you give me orders about the work of my hands? 12 I am the one who made the earth and created people to live on it. With my hands I stretched out the heavens. All the stars are at my command. 13 I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose, and I will guide his actions. He will restore my city and free my captive people—without seeking a reward! I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”

Quick Notes/Questions

This is a fun passage to take at a personal level. That all of the things that we feel make us stand out in bad ways were apart of God's plan. But this passage is about the forming of us into God's image. That as we struggle through our circumstances and drama we are being refined by the Holy Spirit to become what we were indeed created to be. Doesn't this excite you? The struggles we face in life are what helps form us as people of Christ.

Quick Prayer

Lord Almighty, thank you for your salvation and righteousness. May my life be formed with love and find ways to love my neighbors. Amen.


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