Corona Devo 1518
My brother-in-law used to tell the story of being put in a clothes dryer when he was a kid and someone turning it on when he was in there. What's the worst thing that we have had to endure? What's the most horrible fear that we can think of occurring? Bankruptcy? Dementia? Loss of abilities or faculties? Terminal illness? Losing a loved one's life? Losing our life? ~~~ Scripture gave me a new "worst-fear" today: the idea (and reality) of God turning away from us and giving us over to our sins (Isaiah 64:7) . Can we truly think of anything more disturbing? Because, if you ask me, We can handle any thing (and some of us have )..., We can handle the worst things (and some of us have )... AS LONG AS God is with us. But what if He is not? I cannot think of a worse thing to endure. Through the prophet Isaiah , God speaks to the people and He is blatant with them in acknowledging their sin against Him. The people don't care about God