Merciless Mountain
“Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab; Be a shelter to them from the face of the spoiler. For the extortioner is at an end, Devastation ceases, The oppressors are consumed out of the land...And it shall come to pass, When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, That he will come to his sanctuary to pray; But he will not prevail.” Isaiah 16:4, 12 NKJV http://bible.com/114/isa.16.4,12.nkjv A lopsided view of prayer as a monologue seeks the face of God for mercy, without paying attention on the demand of heaven for the exercise of mercy in human daily affairs. To Moab, heaven had pleaded “Let My outcasts dwell with you...”. Unfortunately, proud Moab would careless about the plights of God’s outcasts for accommodation, security, and sustenance. Humility is easier to manage and maintain in positions where demands for sustenance from the outcasts of this world are minimal. However, extra grace is required, in order to avoid being turned into a merciless mountain, w...