Good Word for Today!

The Lord Be With You Today!

Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
who rely on horses,
who trust in the multitude of their chariots
and in the great strength of their horsemen,
(Seeing the Israelites' story on the pages of God's Word,
we shake our heads in disbelief
that they would seek help from Egypt,
the very place where they had been slaves and held in bondage.
Yet, as absurd as it sounds,
that is exactly the place they sought help against their new attackers.
Perhaps even more incredible, we, also, often still today
return to the places that have held us captive,
to the places where we are in bondage, to seek help.
Even though, in the eyes of the world,
the chariots and horsemen of Egypt might look like a powerful force,
their strength is embedded in their history of oppression and slavery.
When we seek solace and help from such a place,
we open ourselves again to greater bondage,
and it doesn't turn out well. It can't.) 
but do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
or seek help from the Lord.
(As we repeatedly and foolishly seek
protection and provision from worldly sources,
we seek bigger houses and cars, we seek titles and corner offices,
we seek relationships and personal networks,
we seek revenge against those who have wronged us,
we seek legal and illegal medicines—
instead of seeking Almighty God Who is our help in trouble.
We seek encouragement, solace, protection, significance, and payback
from our own and the world's resources instead of seeking God.
In this passage, the Holy One of Israel means God strives,
a powerful reminder to us today
that the Lord God strives for us and works on our behalf.
He is the One in Whom we live and move and have our being,
our Source and Provider for everything we need
so that we don't need to foolishly trust
in the horses and chariots that the world offers.)

May the Lord richly bless you this day!

In Christ’s love,

Blessings,

Sally
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