Tuesday, July 21, 2009

July 18

Isaiah's Prophecies about Restoration and the Messiah (Continued) - Isaiah 54:4-17, 55:1-13, 56:1-12

"See, it is I who created the blacksmith
     who fans the coals into flame
     and forges a weapon fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer to work havoc;"

God is a great mystery to me.  He provides healing, forgiveness, salvation and love but at the same time has created the "destroyer to work havoc."  How do I hold in my head the concept of a loving God who sent His son to die as a sacrifice for all of us and a God who, at the same time, created the fallen angel that made Christ's sacrifice necessary?  It's all God's making, right?  Even though I don't understand it, I trust in His love and trust that, in the end, He will do something completely unexpected and extraordinary.  I have only to look at the Bible and His behavior to this point to make that prediction.

Lord knows.

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