"And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth."
Isaiah 10:20
This is an interesting verse that gives a different twist than Isaiah 9:13. In that verse it seems like the Lord is doing the smiting, but here, clearly, the remnant is leaving the abuser (Satan perhaps?), and turning to the Lord. It's a symbolically great verse because it shows the Lord as the rescuer, which is exactly what he is, even when we have been smiting ourselves. He teaches us a better way to live than wherever we are now, and lifts and helps us to hope and joy.
Today, let's pray for rescue, even if it is just the trap of our own habits and thoughts. God wants us to reach out to him, and he stands ready to aid us. We just have to invite him in, and he will help us wherever we are, however much we can accept, and little by little as we learn to follow him, he will bring us home.
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