Get Understanding

“For this is a people without understanding;

    so their Maker has no compassion on them,

    and their Creator shows them no favor.”

Isaiah 27:11b

Why would scriptures record such seemingly harsh words for people without understanding?

After all, as a parent of a special needs adult I know how much she struggles to understand what you and I don’t give a second thought too.

Could these words be directed at her?

No, I don’t think so.

Rather, they are spoken to a people who have the capacity to understand but choose not to seek that understanding.

God surely has compassion on those, who through no fault of their own, cannot understand (like my developmentally disabled daughter).

But God liberally gives wisdom and understanding to those who seek after it.

Are you seeking wisdom from God today?

Let me remind you of His promise to you –

“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”

James 1:5