What irritates you? What is your pet peeve? What steps on
your last nerve? That is an idol in your life. Okay, maybe you do not daily
worship at the altar of that idol, but when you are feeling that stress and
negative emotion about that issue, you are. Anything that distracts us from
peace with God is an idol. Lay it down at the altar.
King Jesus is the Lord, and it grieves Him for us to give
our entire focus of attention to another person, activity or thing (Isaiah
42:8). Once we surrender that issue to God, His Spirit helps us
to change our focus about it, or to let go of our penchant for worrying,
complaining and being distracted by it.
When it stops bothering us, we see the Lord exalted on His
throne of our life, and His holiness and glory will fill our life (Isaiah
6:1). As we recall the abundant goodness God provides for His children, our
heart bursts out in song; and the petty grievances that once robbed us of our
joy seem insignificant. God's new mercies meet us every single morning and give
us His strength as our stronghold.
In times of trouble, He is our refuge. As we elevate our
loving God in our life, our heart is filled with praises to Him (Psalm
59:16-17). With His good name and His reputation as our main concern,
we walk in His ways and wait for His direction for our day (Isaiah
26:8). This prevents us from thinking about, speaking of, or
walking in any unrighteousness at all.
Prayer:
Father God, You chose us to witness of Your love and to
serve You. Your counsel and wisdom for us in life are absolutely wonderful (Isaiah
28:29). You are the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end (Isaiah
44:6; Revelation 1:8). You already ordained every day of our life on this
earth.
Your purpose and pleasure are the only aspects we perform, which will stand for eternity (Isaiah 46:10). When we think about Your mighty works both for Israel and for Your Saints throughout all generations, we realize that You are God and there is no one like You (Isaiah 46:9).
Your purpose and pleasure are the only aspects we perform, which will stand for eternity (Isaiah 46:10). When we think about Your mighty works both for Israel and for Your Saints throughout all generations, we realize that You are God and there is no one like You (Isaiah 46:9).
Thought for the Day:
We understand and believe that Jehovah is our Almighty God
and that no idol ever comes before Him or will ever come after Him. - Isaiah
43:10
