RTW 2024

But you never ask for help from the One who did all this. You never considered the One who planned this long ago.

Isaiah 22:11b

Consider

• to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on

“Could my current hardship be the hand of a loving and gracious God bringing me back to Him?” - Chip Ingram

How often do I pause in the middle of our problem to consider the possibility that God planned it that way?

We get so 

• busy building our own reservoirs
• fashioning our own weapons
• strengthening our walls 

And we never ask help from the One who planned this long ago.

• I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 
  Job 42:2
• For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?
  Isaiah 14:27 (ESV) 
• Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.’
  Isaiah 46:10 (ESV)

1095 days. Would I follow radical obedience for 1095 days without reservation or turning back?

Naked: nude, either partially or totally -- naked.

“The supposed ‘impropriety’ of Isaiah's having ‘gone naked and barefoot’ for three years arises from a misconception of the word ‘naked.’ which is not to be taken literally.” - Pulpit Commentary

Consider God and my obedience to Him and His ways before having to consider a trial or trouble may be a result of His discipline.