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 Zechariah 10:2,
"The idols speak deceitfully,
diviners see visions that lie;
they tell dreams that are false,
they give comfort in vain.
Therefore the people wander like sheep
oppressed for lack of a shepherd."
Today, just as in Zechariah's day, there is no end to the direction given by those who deceive. Just as the purveyors of idols of an earlier age made their attempts to persuade folks from the Lord, peddling what sin and Satan has to offer, we have the very same today.
We don't call the deceivers today idols and diviners, we call them politicians and entertainers, folks in the music and movie industries who have made a name for themselves in their respective trades, those who have managed to be successful at the ballot box, or at their "dotcom" companies.
They all peddle the same "stuff". There is no god, we will maintain the creation. There is no god, we will decide who lives (we call it "choice"). There is no god who created us male and female, we will decide which gender we identify with so perverts can legally go into the little girl's bathroom. There is no god so we will establish what is moral and what isn't after our own sinful image.
Expressions of worship of God in the public square are out, and the depravity of a gay-pride parade is in! Marriage of male and female is out, and the notions of a depraved American leader who has "evolved" on the issue is in! Keeping perverts out of the little girl's bathroom is out and keeping any knowledge of God from these same little girls is in!
And, just as in Zechariah's day, people are just sheep! Sheep lost and wandering about. Although Jesus Christ came two millenia ago to show us the way, people are just like lost sheep today. Although the Lord raised up over forty writers of Scripture to show us the way, people are just like lost sheep today. Although the Lord has drawn all mankind to himself and sent his Holy Spirit to show us the way, people are just like lost sheep today.
It was about 2,600 years ago the Lord made his observations known through Zechariah, and what we see today is the very same observation. People wander about like lost sheep being mislead here, there, everywhere. Only today... they do not do so for lack of a Shepherd!
"Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
and clever in their own sight." Isaiah 5:20-21.
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
"The idols speak deceitfully,
diviners see visions that lie;
they tell dreams that are false,
they give comfort in vain.
Therefore the people wander like sheep
oppressed for lack of a shepherd."
Today, just as in Zechariah's day, there is no end to the direction given by those who deceive. Just as the purveyors of idols of an earlier age made their attempts to persuade folks from the Lord, peddling what sin and Satan has to offer, we have the very same today.
We don't call the deceivers today idols and diviners, we call them politicians and entertainers, folks in the music and movie industries who have made a name for themselves in their respective trades, those who have managed to be successful at the ballot box, or at their "dotcom" companies.
They all peddle the same "stuff". There is no god, we will maintain the creation. There is no god, we will decide who lives (we call it "choice"). There is no god who created us male and female, we will decide which gender we identify with so perverts can legally go into the little girl's bathroom. There is no god so we will establish what is moral and what isn't after our own sinful image.
Expressions of worship of God in the public square are out, and the depravity of a gay-pride parade is in! Marriage of male and female is out, and the notions of a depraved American leader who has "evolved" on the issue is in! Keeping perverts out of the little girl's bathroom is out and keeping any knowledge of God from these same little girls is in!
And, just as in Zechariah's day, people are just sheep! Sheep lost and wandering about. Although Jesus Christ came two millenia ago to show us the way, people are just like lost sheep today. Although the Lord raised up over forty writers of Scripture to show us the way, people are just like lost sheep today. Although the Lord has drawn all mankind to himself and sent his Holy Spirit to show us the way, people are just like lost sheep today.
It was about 2,600 years ago the Lord made his observations known through Zechariah, and what we see today is the very same observation. People wander about like lost sheep being mislead here, there, everywhere. Only today... they do not do so for lack of a Shepherd!
"Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil,
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
and clever in their own sight." Isaiah 5:20-21.
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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