What sorrow for those who are wise in their
own eyes and think themselves so clever. Isaiah 5:21
Isaiah 5 lists sorrows. Check out these…
What sorrow
for those who drag their sins behind them with ropes made of lies, who drag
wickedness behind them like a cart! They even mock God and say, "Hurry up
and do something! We want to see what you can do. Let the Holy One of Israel
carry out his plan, for we want to know what it is."
What sorrow
for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and
light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. Isaiah 5:18-20
What sorrow indeed. It is a blessing to
have God’s wisdom—to have spiritual discernment. Is it a curse to think you are
wise—to be wise in your own eyes? Funny thing is when a person is “wise in
their own eyes” they often can’t see beyond the end of their nose…and they
don’t even realize that others don’t appreciate or respect their wisdom. Am I
ever like that? Are you? Only really close friends or maybe your folks would
ever tell you if you are being wise in your own eyes.
Do you hear yourself asking or telling God
to "Hurry up and do something!”? Thinking
that we can control what God does is useless. He is the one with the power to
change things. We can’t change the past. It reminds me of a quote I heard
recently.
“The past is a dead issue, and we can’t gain any momentum moving
toward tomorrow if we are dragging the past behind us.” Jack Hayford.
Our choices can change our future. Let go
of the past. Choose wisely—allowing God to guide us. Preaching to myself here
as I drag a wagon behind me—filled with rocks of regret, disappointment, and
“what ifs.” Are you dragging a wagon behind you? It is time to move on. Let go
of the sorrows and self-imposed wisdom that doesn’t get you anywhere.
Prayer
~ Lord Jesus, open my eyes that I can see me as You see me. I am sorry that I
have thought I was pretty cleaver recently. Give me grace and insight to live
walking along side of You—following Your light, wisdom and understanding as I move
toward tomorrow.
© 2016 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT)
unless otherwise noted.
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