Time Machine

...doesn't exist, so I have no excuse for missing the Tuesday QT.

BUT, I'm still gonna write the Tuesday entry. =)

Isaiah 34:1-7

QT passages from Isaiah have been kinda depressing. Israelites are so sinful (which kinda frustrates me), and Isaiah seems to be always talking about destruction. Israelites made lots of compromises along the way. They went against God's instruction and married women from the enemy nations. The Edomites, although they trace their line back to Jacob's brother Esau, were not chosen by God - God chose Jacob to be the father of twelve who'd become to roots of Israel.

God desires purity. God didn't say, "I guess I could do it through Esau too." When we become tainted with worldly sins, it'd be no different from the Israelites being overcome with lust and marrying gentile women. By making compromises and cutting corners, we're giving big chunks of our hearts away to Satan. It's like a "love bank", but in a romantic (?) relationship with... uh... Satan?!

Like what it says in the commentaries, God was angry that the Edomites were pestering God's children... to the point where they'll face a complete destruction. But at that time, Israel was also being punished for its own sins in the past. What a mess.

My life seems like a big mess too. It feels like I'm growing a small monster in me. How can I shoo it away? God knows me. God sees through me, and knows what I need. I need to start praying...