Isaiah 30:1-2 "Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: (2) That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!"
"I need help" are some of the most difficult words to say. Our nature
is such that we want to be able to do things on our own. Instead of buying the
"do it yourself" books when we don't know how to do something,
we now go to YouTube. It really is amazing what you can learn from that place.
But we must remember that anyone can post their thoughts and we need to weigh
them out before we blindly follow their leadership. But the thing is this,
everyone of us, at some time or other, have asked for help.
We must be very careful as to where we go to find help in our time of need.
When Isaiah wrote these words, the people were looking to Egypt for assistance.
Egypt was one of the enemies of Israel and I'm sure they were willing to put on
the disguise of being a helper. But they were wolves in sheep's clothing in
that their assistance was solely intended to help themselves. Things do not
change with the passage of time. There are many nations in the world today who
will offer their help, but it's always at the expense of those who need the
help. There is nothing wrong with asking. In fact, we have written much about
the importance of seeking out counsel to help in our struggles. The Lord provided
for us the most Wonderful Counselor in His Son, Jesus Christ. He has
given us an in-depth book of help and it's called the Bible. It's amazing how
God has addressed, at least in principle, every situation that we will ever
have to confront in life. May the Lord help us to seek His assistance through
His Holy Word.