12 “Keep on, then, with your magic spells
and with your many sorceries,
which you have labored at since childhood.
Perhaps you will succeed,
perhaps you will cause terror.
13 All the counsel you have received has only worn you out!
Let your astrologers come forward,
those stargazers who make predictions month by month,
let them save you from what is coming upon you.
14 Surely they are like stubble;
the fire will burn them up.
They cannot even save themselves
from the power of the flame.
These are not coals for warmth;
this is not a fire to sit by. Isaiah 47:12-14
Do you find yourself trying to predict what is going to happen next by making assumptions, trying to figure out patterns, or just plan wishing what would happen next would be in your favor? There are people that are paid every day to predict what the financial situation of our country would be, or what a country might or might not do. How many of those predictions actually come true and how many are just good guesses based on a series of prior facts and events? We as human beings cannot predict the future, and only God knows the future. Just like the people who use magic spells or sorcery will not be able to save themselves, so will the people who spend no time relying on God and more time trying to predict what would happen. If we would worry less about our future, and be more focused on the present, we would be in a much better place than trying to predict something. Don't let predictions and disappointment weigh you down, but lean into God and His path for our lives.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
and with your many sorceries,
which you have labored at since childhood.
Perhaps you will succeed,
perhaps you will cause terror.
13 All the counsel you have received has only worn you out!
Let your astrologers come forward,
those stargazers who make predictions month by month,
let them save you from what is coming upon you.
14 Surely they are like stubble;
the fire will burn them up.
They cannot even save themselves
from the power of the flame.
These are not coals for warmth;
this is not a fire to sit by. Isaiah 47:12-14
Do you find yourself trying to predict what is going to happen next by making assumptions, trying to figure out patterns, or just plan wishing what would happen next would be in your favor? There are people that are paid every day to predict what the financial situation of our country would be, or what a country might or might not do. How many of those predictions actually come true and how many are just good guesses based on a series of prior facts and events? We as human beings cannot predict the future, and only God knows the future. Just like the people who use magic spells or sorcery will not be able to save themselves, so will the people who spend no time relying on God and more time trying to predict what would happen. If we would worry less about our future, and be more focused on the present, we would be in a much better place than trying to predict something. Don't let predictions and disappointment weigh you down, but lean into God and His path for our lives.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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