[Discoveries] 07-18-08 The God who reasons -- Isaiah 1:18

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. -- Isaiah 1:18*/

God is reasonable.

Years ago I went off to Bible college unprepared for what would meet me 
there. I thought I would become a pastor or an evangelist, but when I 
finished school, I was so disillusioned that I barely kept my faith.

I drifted. I was afraid to let go of God altogether, but I was 
disappointed in what I saw in the church and I wanted out, somehow.

I probably would have stayed on the fringes forever, but God reasoned 
with me. He listened to all my objections even when no one else would. I 
see now that I was wrong on several points, and I didn't fully 
understand what was going on. God knew that, of course. But He didn't 
scream at me like some irate Drill Sergeant from Heaven. No, He reasoned 
with me.

When He saw me drifting into sin, He put up fences and stopped me from 
ruining my life. In the end, He found all my hiding places. He sat 
patiently while I unloaded all my frustration and anger, and then He 
reasoned with me.

And when I heard His reasons, my whole world changed. I found my place 
in His heart and nothing since has been the same.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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