Those that will say to God 'Thy will be done' and those to whom God will say 'Thy will be done.' C.S. Lewis.
“The Lord of hosts has purposed it, to defile the pompous pride of all glory…” Is.23.9 ESV
The prophets, who warned now extinct empires of their impending doom, were quick to point out at least three things. First, they were being judged for their arrogance. Second, it was the Lord of hosts judging them. And third, God would carry out His judgment by handing them over to another arrogant nation. We learn several things about the nature of God’s dealings with us. One, He abhors pride in all its expressions. Two, His judgments often involve letting people have their own way which is to say He lets them injure themselves. And three, it is silly for us to blame God for all the terrible things that people do to each other trying to fulfill their own selfish purposes. One reason God gives us over to our pride, it to teach us that we need His help to make right choices and that without Him we will surely make the wrong ones. Why would any of us blame Him for the consequences of the wrong choices we make? But people do this all the time and the reason is that poor vision even blindness is one of the consequences of arrogance. God isn’t putting out our eyes, we are. 12/19/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
