I've always been a quiet person. Sometimes that's the first thing someone will say about me after meeting me . . . "Wow, you're really quiet." People sometimes assume that because I'm quiet, that I must really have that quiet and gentle spirit talked about in the Bible.
While I'd like to say that's true, I have to admit that sometimes my outward calm is just covering up the chaos in my heart.
Isaiah 30 describes God's people running to Egypt for refuge and help. They run away from the God who delivered them from that place to begin with, seeing help from those who once enslaved them.
God tells them where their help lies.
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: "You will be delivered by returning and resting; your strength will lie in quiet confidence. . . ." Isaiah 30:15
He tells them how to have a quiet heart, trusting in Him and finding true rest and peace in Him.
They refuse.
But yet, God in His mercy, waits for them.
I see myself in these people. Running to anything and everything to satisfy the ache inside. But I won't have a quiet heart until I find my confidence in the One who created my heart.
"Therefore the LORD is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. All who wait patiently for Him are happy." Isaiah 30:18
While I'd like to say that's true, I have to admit that sometimes my outward calm is just covering up the chaos in my heart.
Isaiah 30 describes God's people running to Egypt for refuge and help. They run away from the God who delivered them from that place to begin with, seeing help from those who once enslaved them.
God tells them where their help lies.
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: "You will be delivered by returning and resting; your strength will lie in quiet confidence. . . ." Isaiah 30:15
He tells them how to have a quiet heart, trusting in Him and finding true rest and peace in Him.
They refuse.
But yet, God in His mercy, waits for them.
I see myself in these people. Running to anything and everything to satisfy the ache inside. But I won't have a quiet heart until I find my confidence in the One who created my heart.
"Therefore the LORD is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. All who wait patiently for Him are happy." Isaiah 30:18
1 comment:
I love how you connected the Word with your life. So cool! Very teacher like. ;) Be Blessed - PaintingAugust Blog
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