Broadcast
The Incomparable Lord - Part 3
Isaiah 40:27
04/24/2024
27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, ``My
way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is
disregarded by my God?'' (ESV)
We believe, teach, and confess that we were created by the
Triune God. We also believe, teach, and confess that He still
keeps us and sustains us, even in times of trouble. The devil,
the world, and our own sinful flesh have no power over Him. ``To
whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says
the Holy One.''
Yet, in times of trouble, such as experienced the the
children of Israel to whom Isaiah was writing, God seems far off.
Yet He says:
Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, ``My way
is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by
my God?''
The trials of this life show that we are not in control of
our own fate and destiny. As hard as we try, we cannot overcome
the ravages of time, much less the combined forces of evil which
daily attack us, which daily try to pull us from our only Help.
Yet, Isaiah confesses that God sees our distress and hears
our prayers and is there even when we feel scared and alone. Our
Lord uses the trials in our life to bring us closer to Him, to
trust in Him and not our own feeble strength.
Knowing of His love, we look not to our distress, but to the
love which He show through Jesus Christ. As we fix our eyes on
Jesus we are strengthened to endure all the world can do to harm
us. In the end, for Christ's sake, we have eternal life with our
heavenly Father.
May our Lord strengthen and keep you in all trials. Amen.