"For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth."
Isaiah 28:21-22
I don't think that I understand all of this, but the part about mockery struck me... and I think that we can apply that lesson, because whatever God does, and asks us to do, is going to be strange to some. It's God though, and he knows infinitely more than we do. If it seems strange, the answer is not to mock or laugh at something that we think doesn't make sense, but rather to pray for understanding. We get enough mockery from people thinking that religion itself is some sort of delusion or joke... let's not add to the arrogance and pride by also mocking God. Today, let's try for some patience and humility and be open and willing to learn from the Lord about his timing and his ways. His works are sometimes unclear to us, but are are always perfect. As we cultivate the Spirit in our lives, we will also grow in understanding.
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