Bel and Nebo have to be carried around. (Isaiah 46) They are a burden to their followers. So when I am facing (for example) having to pick up a Bible in the morning for devotional purposes and I am sighing inwardly and thinking "Here we go again. I suppose I better just gird up my loins and get it over with" perhaps the god I'm dealing with is not the true God. If what I'm doing is burdensome, then something is seriously wrong. I'm dealing with idols not God.
My dealings with God should be marked by a sense of freedom and joyful anticipation. He is not like Bel and Nebo. Just the opposite. In Isaiah 46:4 he reminds me "I have made you and I will carry you."
Thursday 12 December 2013
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