The Faithful One

I have been reading through the book of Isaiah for a while now. It never ceases to amaze me how the Lord will speak to me through His word. I have experienced this many times as I have been struggling with various things. I will read a passage from a book I have been studying at church or a passage from a book I have just been working through on my own as is the case here, and the words seem to leap off the page and into my heart. It is a moving and often humbling experience.

Yesterday evening I read through my insurance book. Now there is some entertaining and enlightening reading! It did answer a few of my basic questions about what I can expect from them financially over the course of my treatment, but it also raised questions that I hadn't thought of - some of them alarming quite frankly. I have been working very hard to keep my sometimes easy-to-run-away-with-me emotions in check. When I feel myself getting sad or worried about things, I try to pray and focus on how big God is and that even if I don't, He has everything under control. He has been faithful to remind me of His love and care for me as I have both good and bad days emotionally.

A lot of what I read this morning was familiar, but today it took on new meaning in my life. God's Word often does that too. Here is what He had for me today:
"To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God"? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grown weary, they will walk and not grow faint. Isaiah 40:25-31

We cannot even comprehand how big God is. He is all powerful, holy, magnificent, sovereign... I may think at times He is too big to be concerned with my issues in light of the issues of our world and His plan for it, and yet His Word tells me just the opposite is true. God is so big that even the smallest of things are under His control. Not only that, but He CARES about all those smallest of things.

Last year one of the verses the kids and I memorized was Exodus 34:6-7a. In this passage God himself tells Moses of His own nature and character. Our 5 year old can still recite it. I am grateful the Lord has tucked this one in our hearts.

And [the Lord] passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin."

Lord, help me focus on who You are today and what You have promised.