Thursday, September 15th

Thursday, September 15th

Isaiah 10:12-19
12 When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, "I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes. 13 For he says: "'by the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings. 14 As one reaches into a nest, so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations; as men gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries; not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.'" 15 Does the ax raise itself above him who swings it, or the saw boast against him who uses it? As if a rod were to wield him who lifts it up, or a club brandish him who is not wood! 16 Therefore, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors; under his pomp a fire will be kindled like a blazing flame. 17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; in a single day it will burn and consume his thorns and his briers. 18 The splendor of his forests and fertile fields it will completely destroy, as when a sick man wastes away. 19 And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few that a child could write them down.

Willful (adj.):

1. Said or done on purpose; deliberate.


2. Obstinately bent on having one's own way.

Haughty (adj.):

1. Scornfully and condescendingly proud.

Pomp (noun):

1. Dignified or magnificent display; splendor.


2. Vain or ostentatious display.

Ostentation (noun):

1. Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness.


2. The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition.

Wow, when God does something for me and I take the credit, this is how he feels. My sister mentioned of a friend of hers who wrote a story and someone took that story and posted it as there own, saying that they wrote it. That person was so mad. Now, when God does something for me and I take the credit, would that be any different? All it takes is a simple thank you. Sometimes it can seem so hard to do, it slips your mind, you get distracted, and whatever the case may be, but in these instances I can’t say that not giving thanks to God is necessarily “done on purpose.” But, I would have to ask myself: If I didn’t give glory to God, if I didn’t thank him for the blessings, then wouldn’t that be sin?

James 4:17 anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.

Know (verb):

1. To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.


2. To regard as true beyond doubt.


3. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in.


4. To have fixed in the mind.


5. To perceive as familiar; recognize.


6. To be acquainted with.


7. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct.


8. To discern the character or nature of.

The only question I then have to ask myself is this: If I know the good I ought to do, if I am beyond doubt that I need to do this or that, and I don’t do it, then I am in sin. So why wouldn’t I do it? Something I need to think about. Johnny Out.