Isaiah 50

“Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you?

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This is one of the most stinging questions in all of scripture...

We're angry (or, disappointed) with God so we accuse Him of walking away. Life is tough because God isn't dependable. We're left all alone to figure out life. No wonder things are so ugly!

It's not our fault...it's God's fault!

Oh, yeah? Prove it. Show anything that can prove God walked away from us rather than the converse. I understand the lie protects our own ego but it doesn't move us toward a solution to the problems we face.

Our lives are in turmoil because of our own sin. To make matters worse, when God did reach down to help there was nobody home. When He called us nobody answered.

Who abandoned whom?

But...there is One who has not been rebellious. Jesus says "I have not been rebellious, I have not turned away. I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting. Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced."
 

And this obedient Servant of God will fulfill what is required of Him. He will confound all the wanderers and redeem all the seekers. Trust me...He knows the difference. A wanderer is one who journeys aimlessly through life...guided by the brilliance of their own wisdom. A seeker is one who determines to find the source of eternal light and dwell within it's proximity. Jesus says "Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God. But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your fires." 

This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment".

Hold this analogy close. We are wandering in a dark world. The light we hold is inadequate to guide us home. We can spend eternity insisting our light will get us there. Or, we can ask God for a flashlight.

Live boldly out there today...