Isaiah 23-28
Was reading John MacArthur's A Tale of Two Sons on the plane yesterday. He writes about how the parables were designed to both enlighten the true followers understanding of the kingdom, and to mercifully withhold understanding from those who look, but don’t really see and hear, but don’t really listen or understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them. Jesus' words... but quoting from Isaiah 6.
Isaiah's heart burns for his people to turn back to God and laments that they will not. Here he says "For this is a people without understanding; so their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor." How sad... how incredibly sad that some -- both younger brothers and elder brothers, are too stubborn to be saved. Reminds me of a lesson that our instructor taught us in Lifesaving class... if you go to rescue a drowning person and they fight you, then back off a little until they have almost drowned, so that you can save them without endangering your own life. Lord, please give me a soft heart, pliable to your desires.
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