Isaiah 30: 1-3
" 'Woe to the obstinate children,' declares the Lord, 'to those who carry out plans that are not mine, forming an alliance, but not by my Spirit, heaping sin upon sin; who go down to Egypt without consulting me; who look for help to Pharaoh's protection, to Egypt's shade for refuge. But Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, Egypt's shade will bring you disgrace. ' "
OBSTINATE ( From Thesaurus.com )
| Main Entry: | obstinate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stubborn, determined |
| Synonyms: | adamant, cantankerous, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, convinced, dead set on, dogged, dogmatic, firm, hard, hardened, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, locked in, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, opinionated, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, recalcitrant, refractory, relentless, resolved, restive, self-willed, steadfast, strong-minded, tenacious, unalterable, unflinching, unmanageable, unyielding, willful |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, amenable, cooperative, flexible, helpful, submissive, willing, yielding |
When we take matters into our own hands and do not wait upon the Lord, we are not only being disobedient, but also: stubborn, cantankerous, contrary, hardened, inflexible, pigheaded, self-willed, unmanageable and unyielding.
Has life thrown you a curve ball and you're not sure what to do? Ask God to show you, go to HIM for your shelter and your protection, not some outside force. When we do this, we are instead being agreeable, cooperative, submissive, willing and yielding. And by allowing HIM to take care of us as He has promised He will do, we are also being helpful even in our own circumstance. He can not move in our life if we do not allow him to do so.
When we as a country turn to other leaders, other countries, and move outside of God's grace, we are in a dire situation! We form alliances that are not made by God, not endorsed by Him and in turn we begin to make our situation worse and worse.
Remember, God can lead us through anything, but we must allow Him! For our country, we must stay on our knees in prayer, and make a stand for what we know is right! In our own lives, we must also allow God to move as He see's fit. We must run to HIM for safety and let Him be our shield and our protection!
" Abba, Father, Daddy - We thank You that You are our shield. You are our provider, Jehova Jira. Anything we may face, You already have the answer to. Any storm that may come our way, you already have the shelter. We ask Lord that You would help us to remember to always seek Your face. To always seek Your will. We ask that we would not go about things our own way and try to solve things in our own fashion which only leads us to more and more sins, but that we would turn to You. We thank You, Heavenly Father , that You are always there for us. You are the Alpha and the Omega and there is no one like you! In the name of your precious Son, Jesus, Amen. "
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