You turn things upside down, as if the potter were
thought to be like the clay (Isaiah 29:16).
Though we have affirmed earlier writings in Isaiah were
addressed to Judah during the reign of Ahaz, the current chapters are more
likely targeted to his son Hezekiah. Israel was on the verge of falling to
Assyria, even though their drunken revelry makes it appear they were not aware their
flower was fading (28:1-4). Despite their differences, the population of Judah
would be shaken to the core to see its sister kingdom Israel destroyed and its
people exiled to the far reaches of the empire, never to return.
Chapter 29 advises that Jerusalem is not immune to the
troubles which have besieged Samaria (Israel’s capital). But chapter 30 also
cautions that running to Egypt for protection is not the answer.
Isaiah acknowledges that his prophetic message is not
getting through. Their spiritual blindness and deafness have infected every
area of their lives including their worship. These people . . . honor me
with their lips, but their hearts are far from me (29:13).
In today’s focus verse, the prophet warns that just because
they are blind doesn’t mean they should assume God is blind too. They make the
mistake of thinking God is created in their image. Who’s the potter? And who’s
the clay?
It’s one thing to confess God with our lips; quite another
to confess him with our lives.
TODAY’S MEDITATION
Have can you make sure
you’re not recreating God in your own image?
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