OUR FATHER WHO FAVOURS THE HUMBLE

The book of Isaiah chapter 66 verses 1 - 2 says this;

This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.

Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be?

Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.

In this verse, the prophet Isaiah relays the words of the Lord to those who would follow God.

The Lord declares that Heaven is His throne, the headquarters of His kingdom and that the earth is His footstool or the place that the soles of His feet touch that he claims in keeping with the principle laid down in Duetronomy chapter 11 verse 24 which says;

Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.

The Lord then asks where would the abode be that the hands of men would build for Him. Is not the Lord the one who made all things? He is telling inhabitants of the earth not to preoccupy themselves with tying to seek favour with Him by building shelters and resting places for Him.

The Lord succinctly informs us that to gain favor with Him, we must be humble and contrite in spirit before Him and that our response to His word must be reverence and unconditional obedience.

Amen.

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