Monday Devotion 11.30.09

 

 

 

Devotion

11-30-09

Come Now

Isaiah 1:18a

“Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord.”

 

As I am studying the book of Isaiah, I am taken back by the verse above; the Lord is asking us to come to Him so that we can reason together.  When I think of reasoning with someone I think that we are coming to an agreement about something.  Perhaps we saw an issue different from each other and we want to come together to talk it through until we can agree on a solution or answer to our situation.  This is why I find this verse very interesting.  God is telling us to come to Him so we can reason, or come to an agreement on an issue.  So does this mean that God’s decisions are not set?  Does it mean we can change His mind or that He will meet us in the middle?  I don’t think so.  I believe the Lord is telling us something through this verse much deeper than we think.  But what is that something He is trying to tell us?

 

First of all let me explain that I am not a trained Bible scholar; however, I do love the Word and know that the Lord will talk to any of us through it with the teaching insight of the Holy Spirit to guide us.  So with that understanding let’s dig a little deeper to understand what the Lord is saying.  Think with me on this.  The Lord is requesting of us to come to Him so we can reason with Him.  He is letting us know that He wants to talk to us about our situations in life.  He is telling us that He cares about our needs.  He wants us to share with Him what we think, how we see a situation, and when we are to meet with Him.

 

The Lord tells us to come NOW, not later, not when we want to, not when it is most convenient for us, not when someone else says we should, but NOW, right now where we are, where you are, no matter what we are doing.  We need to stop and place ourselves in position to talk to and hear what the Lord has to say to us.  Before you go any further in reading this devotion, stop! Stop right now, pause for a moment and go to the Father and ask Him to discuss this devotion with you.  Ask Him to give you understanding.  Let Him reason with you about what He has to share with you today through His word.  Are you ready? Ok, then stop! Listen to what He is saying to your heart. Ask Him how He wants to reason with you today.

 

I pray you stopped and talked with the Lord before going further.  I pray you understand by doing so that you are telling Him you are willing to listen to His reason for why you need to do something, where you should be going, or what the next step in your life should be, etc. Reasoning with the Lord is taking time to listen to Him, sharing your heart with Him, and allowing Him to share His heart with you.  When you stop, listen, talk, and reason with the Lord He will show you the many promises in His word, for once your sins were like scarlet, but now they will be white as snow, He says in Isaiah 1:18b.  Come to Him not only to accept Him as your Savior, but come to Him every moment of every day to allow Him to be Lord of your life. He is listening; He loves you, Stop and come now to Him.