Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 37:7 (New English Translation)

Look, I will take control of his mind; he will receive a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down with a sword in his own land.

In this verse, the LORD is speaking about the king of an invading army. The LORD will convince the king to forsake his invasion and go home. How? By taking control of his mind. The LORD God can do that—take control of someone’s mind.

I have recent, terrible experience with a family member losing her mental faculties. She doesn’t know where she or when she is. I pray that God takes control of her mind and gives her peace—the lack of constant worry about problems that do not exist.

My recent experiences have shown me that the human mind is an odd thing. Sometimes it just doesn’t work right, and the results don’t make any sense.

God, however, makes sense of it all. Sometimes I see the power of God in the failings of people (like me).