“...Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’...” - Isaiah 45:9
Do you know that boss? The one who lets you know he or she is the boss all the time. They make sure you know what your position is, they are the boss and you are to submit to them. Doesn’t that person drive you crazy? They can be very frustrating to work for but there is still one truth, they ARE the boss. As much as it frustrates you, as much as you may not like it they have position and authority over you.
Often times we forget that God is the ultimate boss. The LORD is a jealous God, he is God alone and there is no other like him. Since God is the boss he holds position and authority over his. In fact, he created us. In Isaiah chapter 45 he warns us against challenging God’s right to do his will in his own way. In our lives there are times when we just don’t like the way God does things. We start to get frustrated with our boss and challenge his motives, character, and authority. Think about that for a second, do you see sin working in our sinful flesh. Who are we to even think of challenging the author of life? What gives us the right to even start to question the motives or character of God? We see in this chapter that as the created it is a serious offense to demand explanations from God. There are times to cry out to God and to lament before him but we have to been very careful to cross the line of questioning the character and nature of God that leads us embittered with God.
Have you ever been frustrated or upset in the midst of a situation and after you got through the storm it all made sense and the frustration was gone? As the created we can’t see with the same eyes the Creator can. No one knows us better than the one who created us, who knit us together in our mother’s womb. My prayer today is that no matter what you are going through you will not challenge God but embrace him. Know that as the Creator he knows what is best for the created. He cares about you and loves you in ways we can’t even fathom.
“Turn to me and be saved all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.” - Isaiah 45:22
Further Reading: Isaiah 44 & 45
