O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be their strength every
morning,
Our salvation also in
the time of distress.
Isaiah 33:2 New American Standard
Bible 1995
This chapter talks about God’s
judgment on the godless. It is just for Him to punish wrongdoing, but not fun
for us. And while we do deserve discipline for what we have done wrong, we don’t
always get it and there is nothing wrong with asking for grace and mercy. In the
midst of discipline we can ask for Him to stop, and often true repentance will
result in a cessation of discipline. God doesn’t punish or discipline to be
cruel, but to be just and teach us what is right. We need to wait for God to
act, to trust in His goodness and timing, to seek His salvation. It is
important that we seek God’s strength, rather than our own, and to do it
regularly, daily. Remember that grace is not something we deserve, otherwise it
wouldn’t be grace, so no amount of “waiting” or trust will earn a cessation of
discipline. It is all a matter of God’s good will and wisdom. He will have
grace on whom He will have grace. The goal is to be genuine, to wait on and
trust in Him because He is God and we love Him, and not to get Him to do what
we want. He is not a genie in a bottle here to do our wish, a permissive parent
that spoils a child, nor even an abusive parent that cares only about Himself.
He is all good, all knowing, gracious, just and wise, and we can trust Him to
do what is right and best. However, the more we seek His strength and salvation,
the more we wait on Him, the less likely we are to need discipline.
Do you trust in and wait on
God? Do you seek His strength and will daily? Renew your diligence and passion
for Him. Seek Him continually and surrender every part of your life to Him.
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