Today, I am reading and commenting on Isaiah 29-31.

The thing that came to me to think about was when the prophet writes:
“These people come near to me with their mouth
    and honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.”
We often read this and the passage in Mark where Jesus quotes and think that they apply to others.  But we really need to examine our own lives to think about where maybe this applies to us.  Is my heart really close to God?  Or are my words of faith just words that are not reflected in my actions?  Is our worship based on human rules, or do we truly base it on God’s rules?  All too often we treat God as if we were the potter and He the clay, rather than as things really are.  God is our Creator.  He formed us just as a potter forms clay into whatever type of vessel he chooses.   He made us just the way He intended us to be.  If we wish to experience the joy which He also intends for us, we must learn to accept what He made us, and the tasks for which He made us.  We do not get to choose what God looks like, or what He commands.    All too often we are like obstinate children, making our plans without consulting God.   Instead of creating plans to deal with our struggles, let us call out to God for help.  Then He will come to us and be a voice in our ears telling us, “This is the way; walk in it.”  Let us reject the idols we have made and instead worship the One who made us.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.