Bible Reading 2007, Week 35

This week, the readings are found in Isaiah 49-57 and the Gospel according to John.

Reading a part of Isaiah this morning, I came to the following verses in 50:10-11:

10 Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the Lord and rely on your God.
11 But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me: You will soon fall down in great torment.

I don't think I've really noticed these verses before. The message is quite profound:

It's better to be living in darkness, trusting in God, than to be living in lights of our own creation.

It's better to be uncertain about our lives here in the visible world, but certain of eternity by trusting in God; than to be certain, or trying to make things certain, in this world but lose sight of God in the process.

That which is might be taken for light in this world may turn out to be deceptive -- like some of those ocean creatures that live in constant darkness... It's better to be in darkness, trusting in God's leading, than to be lured away by false light.