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A God worth waiting for!

Scripture reading for July 29th: Isaiah 40-43

Chapter 40 of Isaiah begins a new theme of hope and encouragement.  The last 27 chapters of Isaiah are liked to the New Testament’s 27 books of encouragement, history and prophecy.   Let’s get a fresh look at the God of heaven and learn why we can wait for Him to do what He has promised!

Isaiah’s perspective from 700 years before Christ was amazing!  God was so big that he measured the waters of the earth in the hollow of His hand.  He marked off the expanse of the universe with a breadth of His hands!  He could pick up all the dust of the earth and put it in a basket and weigh it. (Isaiah 40:12)  To God, all the nations of the earth were but a drop in His bucket.  (Isaiah 40:16)  According to Isaiah, God sat enthroned above the circle of the earth.  (Isaiah 40:22)   It is believed that most people of his day thought the earth was flat!

God also had a tender side, caring for His people like a shepherd.  (Isaiah 40:11)  He personally called galaxies and their billions of stars by name.  He placed them where He desired and not one was missing! (Isaiah 40:26)  God does all of this effortlessly without getting tired or weary.  His power and strength know no bounds.  His understanding of every detail of every creature is beyond what we can fathom!  (Isaiah 40:27-28)

This God cares for the weary and weak people as well as all creation.   As they wait on Him, they are strengthened by His Spirit.  Isaiah used the analogy of the eagle. (Isaiah 40:29-31)   The eagle must wait upon the Lord when it goes through a time of renewal.  It loses it’s feathers and must wait on the Lord in the cleft of a rock.  After the renewal, the eagle again can mount up on it’s wings and soar!  God’s people would be able to run again in strength and power as they waited on Him!

Take time today to meditate on the greatness of God as reflected in these chapters of Isaiah.  Let your vision of how big your God is grow and your faith to wait upon Him be enlarged!  He is truly worth waiting for!