Let's pick up a smattering of observations from today's readings.
1) God is the purifier of his people. He is able to use the means he chooses to accomplish his purpose. Once he has declared his purpose accomplished it is accomplished.
2) It appears that God punishes sinful disobedience and refusal to hear him by making it difficult for people to hear him. This is consistent with Jesus' speaking in parables - not to make his meaning clearer but to hide it even more from those who did not wish to hear.
3) For those whose desire is to hear and obey God he provides all they need.
4) We are commanded to do things which bring order to society. These are decidedly good things we are to do. And with our Lord enabling us we can actually do them.
Did you ever notice that people who reject Scripture still say some things in Scripture are good and right? This means that the person who refuses the authority of Scripture is deciding that some parts are appropriate and some are not. What criteria are in use? Human wisdom? The wisdom of which human? How do we decide what is good and what is not? This is a losing proposition because it invariably puts the fallible human as the judge of what is wise. Yet we don't have to look at ourselves long to see that we are fallible. Since Scripture claims authority and since we see its authority appears valid in many many things, why don't we decide we are fallible and accept what the Lord has said? Maybe that's related to point #2 above.
Lord, let us be ready to hear and receive from you. Let us not hide in our own wisdom, clinging to our own judgment as that which will determine whether you are right or not.
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