It feels like it’s been forever since Isaiah 43, it I think it’s just because we have been so busy with moving. We are done and sort of settled in our house in Hattiesburg. I am glad to get back into this study.
Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the Lord, Israel’s King and redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; there is no other a good but me.
This chapter focuses on idol makers. The Lord is asking who is like him. Who could compare to his mighty power? The people know his power, yet something shakes their belief, and they begin to make things they can see to worship. They carve idols out of wood they also use for making dinner. They put no love into the idols they have made, because those idols are nothing. Yet they continue to make them.
We make many idols today, and may not even realize it. I am not talking about the figurines of Jesus or Mary in Christian homes. Those are not idols, as we do not worship the plastic or glass figure. We give praise to our God and God alone. Those figurines are merely a mediator in our prayer to God. I’m talking about the things we put in front of God. We make excuses daily, for example, not having enough time to pray. In the 24 hours of the day, we make and allow idols to take over our time and convince us we don’t even have one minute to praise God. When we need to scroll social media instead of praying, we have made an idol. When we need to finish that novel instead of praying, we have made an idol. When we don’t have time to play with our family because we are too busy with work, we have created an idol. And that is false.
Think through your day. Are there times you use as excuses, needing a break from work or other business? What is the first thing you do? If it’s not prayer, maybe you need to reconsider your time. I have had to this very same thing. And it is a choice to make time for God first. Remember, God took time to create the universe. And in all his constant busy work, he paused to make you.
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