Deuteronomy 10:12-11:32; Song of Solomon 1:1-2:7; Luke 9:18-36
Though one cries out to it, yet it cannot answer nor save him out of his trouble. Isaiah 46:7b NKJV
Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee. Ps. 50:15
Isaiah 46 contrasts the powerlessness of Israel’s idols, with the incomparable power of God. Crying out to these gods who could not answer them was an exercise in futility! Why would they resort to such empty measures, when one cry to almighty God would result in the deliverance they so desperately needed? We too often turn to alternative and ineffective solutions to our problems rather than our all powerful, problem solving God. —E.V.
Where could I go, Oh where could I go,
Seeking a refuge for my soul;
Needing a friend to save me in the end,
Where could I go but to the Lord? —James B. Coats