Tues.'s Devo Wake Up Out of Your Ease

Read Isa. 32:9-20
The wealthy women of Judah remind me of southern women who lived in plantations years ago.  They seemed to be oblivious to the political situation or their sin of pride and self-indulgence.  God is calling them to repentance but they are careless and deaf.  Little did they know that in less than a year the Assyrians were going to invade their opulent world and it was all coming to an end.  Their palaces and buildings would be left for the animals to occupy and the weeds to invade.  But one day God will visit this land once again and pour out his spirit.  When this happens the land will become fruitful once again, Righteousness and peace will reign and the people will be safe forever.  This wonderful promise is ours today.  We might not see this in our land with our physical eyes but we can have this within ourselves.  We can live in safety and peace and righteousness because the Holy Spirit dwells in our heart.  No matter what goes on around us we can remain fixed and stable in the Lord.  We are hidden away in him.
Lord, thank you for your peace that surpasses all understanding.  Help us to know the times in which we live and not live blindly in ease and carelessness.  Let us be broken before you and quick to repent.