[Discoveries] 07-22-08 Dignity for the poor -- Isaiah 10:1-2

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/*Doom to you who legislate evil, who make laws that make victims -- 
Laws that make misery for the poor, that rob my destitute people of 
dignity ... -- Isaiah 10:1-2*/

One thing I have discovered in life is this: Fortunes can quickly 
change. We may think that security comes in the form of a good job, a 
late model car and a nice home in the suburbs. But those things can 
quickly disappear.

I'm struck by this passage in Isaiah because of what God wants for the 
poor and for the destitute. He wants justice and dignity. I think God 
knows better than any of us how very fragile our existence is. It comes 
as a great shock to us, but not to Him, to learn how very vulnerable we 
are.

But when we make that discovery, where is God? Guarding our dignity. 
Preserving what matters most -- the value He has given us as sons and 
daughters of the King.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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