I don't wanna be a judge

Isaiah 26:9 and 11

9 All night long I search for you;
in the morning I earnestly seek for God.
For only when you come to judge the earth
will people learn what is right.

11 O Lord, they pay no attention to your upraised fist.
Show them your eagerness to defend your people.
Then they will be ashamed.
Let your fire consume your enemies.

These 2 verses spoke to me. I believe God is saying that no matter how many times people try to mock or ridicule our religion or the things we do, I believe that as long as God has put the desire in our hearts, and as long as we do not do it out of selfishness, we will be rewarded richly in heaven. Although by standing firm in our beliefs might cause more retaliation from people, I feel that when judgement day comes, these people will be dealt with accordingly.

And in verse 11, it affirms what was said in verse 9. God, speaking through Isaiah, will defend us. In order for God to EAGERLY defend us, we must first show Him that we are worth fighting for. Therefore, we have to stand firmly when we are speaking up for ourselves or for God. Do not let other beliefs or criticism compromise our faith. :)

Coming back

Isaiah 22:12-13 The Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, called out on that Day, Called for a day of repentant tears, called you to dress in somber clothes of mourning. But what do you do? You throw a party! Eating and drinking and dancing in the streets! You barbecue bulls and sheep, and throw a huge feast— slabs of meat, kegs of beer. "Seize the day! Eat and drink! Tomorrow we die!" I remembered you told me that it was depressing reading the book of Isaiah, and indeed! There were so many accounts of visions from Isaiah that God is unleashing His wrath and anger on people! However, amidst all these (it got kind of boring after awhile and it was so hard to follow all the names of the cities and places!), the verse I quote stood out to me. It simply says that God hates sin and hates it even more when we are nonchalant about repenting. The verse says that God wants the people to repent but instead, the people did not care and continued partying, thus, I believed it led to more sinning. It applies so much to us because we look past God when we sin and still sin even after awhile. God is calling us to come back to Him again in humility. That is why I felt strongly to come back to use this blog again for us to build each other up spiritually. :) Let us try to consistently post ok?