The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Isaiah 10:5-7, 12,
"'Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath! I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets. But this is not what he intends, this is not what he has in mind; his purpose is to destroy, to put an end to many nations...' When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, 'I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.'"
Here is a fascinating view into the workings of God. Perhaps unknown to many, the Lord uses sinful mankind to bring about what he desires to accomplish. Here in this passage from Isaiah, the Lord speaks of using Assyria against his own people as his judgment of them for their rebellion against him.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"'Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath! I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets. But this is not what he intends, this is not what he has in mind; his purpose is to destroy, to put an end to many nations...' When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, 'I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.'"
Here is a fascinating view into the workings of God. Perhaps unknown to many, the Lord uses sinful mankind to bring about what he desires to accomplish. Here in this passage from Isaiah, the Lord speaks of using Assyria against his own people as his judgment of them for their rebellion against him.
The Lord provides a bit of insight into the workings of this. The Lord is accomplishing what he desires through the Assyrians (in his judgment of his people). As he uses them (unbeknownst to them) they have a different motive and a different means in mind, motives and means the Lord finds objectionable and worthy of his wrath. As a matter of fact, when we get to verse twelve we find that when the Assyrians are done plundering his people, the Lord will then destroy Assyria for her own wickedness.
Everything has its purpose in the hands of the Lord, even the wicked. I am reminded of how Jesus Christ manipulated events and people to effect his own death to pay for our sins, he used wicked people to accomplish what he desired.
The workings of God are fascinating!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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