By Glenn Metts
Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour
Focal Passage: Isaiah 31:1-9
I think the greatest comfort we have going through this life is that God is a Heavenly Father that watches over us. He is holy, awesome in power, almighty, omniscient, perfectly just and is love. As we study this week’s lesson, I couldn’t help but think of Psalm 103. It is a beautiful passage of Scripture!
In Psalm 103:10-12, David writes, “He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” In this week’s passage, we see God’s protection over a rebellious people. It gives us hope to know that even on our worst days, God still loves and watches over us.
Two things particularly resonate in my heart as we look at Isaiah 31. The first is in verse 1, where Isaiah writes, “Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many…”. “Woe,” as our lesson shares, is an exclamation denoting an intense outburst of grief, indignation and alarm. [Read more…]