Day 209

2 Kings 20:20-21; 2 Chronicles 32:32-33; Isaiah 63:15-66:24. “Looking In”

         “How ignorant can they be?”  I can read passages day after day that describe how people mess up, everyone from a king to a common Israelite.  Seemingly one minute they will see the hand of God in a powerful way and then two sentences later they have totally turned the wrong way.  There are two things I need to remind myself of.  One, from one sentence to the next you could have a gap of 20 years.  Perhaps not overnight, but in time each of us have the capacity to become more complacent and less committed.  The second thing I need to be aware of and evaluating is my personal walk.  Do I have rebellious or spiritually ignorant tendencies?  Am I negligent in feeding the hungry, working for justice, obeying God’s Word, caring for the poor, or serving wholeheartedly?  Do I faithfully stand with a humble and contrite heart, trembling at the Lord’s word? (see Isa. 66:2)
         If God chose to dedicate a section of Scripture to describing your life how would it read?

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?