Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 48:17 (New Living Translation)

This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is good for you
and leads you along the paths you should follow.

Jehovah God, the creator and Holy One of Israel, isn’t hard to follow. Jehovah shows us the paths we should follow, teaches us what is good for us. One translation words it as “who teaches you how to succeed.”

Whoa. Why are people lined up around the block wanting to hear the words of Jehovah? How stupid are we? Maybe the question is, “how stubborn are we?” Maybe the question is, “why is it we want to make our own mistakes?”

Or maybe we could create a long list of questions that seek to find the reason why we refuse to listen to what is good for us and leads us to success.