The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Corinthians 14:21,
"In the Law it is written: 'Through men of strange tongues and through the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me,' says the Lord."
Paul quotes this verse from Isaiah 28 where God tells rebellious Judah he will talk to them with "foreign lips and strange tongues". It reminds me quite a bit of another quote from the Old Testament by Paul in Romans 10:21, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
As I think of the lengths our Heavenly Father has gone to get our attention, to stop us in the midst of our activity to communicate to us, it makes me think of his kindness, his patience and the tenacity of his love for us.
In his desire to catch our attention, he even supernaturally enables some to speak in languages they don't know. He wants people to know he is at work. He wants people to know that the gospel message is authentic. He wants to catch our attention, our focus.
Surely this is a God who loves mankind! Surely this is a God who goes to lengths beyond any expectation to gain an audience with us! Imagine that! the Creator of the Cosmos seeking our attention, seeking an audience with us!
Paul quotes this verse from Isaiah 28 where God tells rebellious Judah he will talk to them with "foreign lips and strange tongues". It reminds me quite a bit of another quote from the Old Testament by Paul in Romans 10:21, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
As I think of the lengths our Heavenly Father has gone to get our attention, to stop us in the midst of our activity to communicate to us, it makes me think of his kindness, his patience and the tenacity of his love for us.
In his desire to catch our attention, he even supernaturally enables some to speak in languages they don't know. He wants people to know he is at work. He wants people to know that the gospel message is authentic. He wants to catch our attention, our focus.
Surely this is a God who loves mankind! Surely this is a God who goes to lengths beyond any expectation to gain an audience with us! Imagine that! the Creator of the Cosmos seeking our attention, seeking an audience with us!
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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