If there's one thing that an infinitely loving God detests, that is pride. No sin and human tendency since the creation (and even before it) has caused so much of the trouble in the world than the sin of pride, arrogance, and rebellion.
Way into the second chapter of Isaiah, God again issues the same invitation He offered in the first chapter. He invites us to come, and go with Him and experience Him. We who are a bunch of prideful creatures are still loved by God with an everlasting love that He still wants us to come.
But I must first be willing to meet the standards of His holiness. How can I come to the Lord and be able to experience Him?
I should get rid of any pride in me. God is never pleased with the proud--He detests and destroys them (v12-17). Pride only makes me trust in my own ability and resources. In order to come to the Lord, I must go before Him with humility and total abandon of myself and say, "God, you're all that I need..."
I must get rid of my idolatry (v7-9, 8, 20). Anything that distract my focus on God must be shattered. Anything that gets attention in my life more that God must be severed. There's only one focus and that is the Lord my God.
I must determine to exalt Christ in my life (v11). I must realize that the sole purpose of my life is to please God and exalt Him always. Anything less than the glory of God in my life must go. I must desire to achieve greater faith and obedience for the praise of His glory.
Pride and arrogance have no place in the heart of a servant of the Lord!
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