Good morning,
Wait on the Lord. That is a process. It doesn’t just happen. As we will see, David and Isaiah both knew their God. Subsequently, they were able to completely wait for God to act.
2) COMFORT FOR JERUSALEM (ISAIAH 40:1-31)
J. GOD HAS POWER OVER LEADERS (40:23-24)
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
K. GOD IS… (40:25-31) HOLY ONE (40:25), CREATOR, STRONG IN POWER (40:26), FAINTETH NOT, NEITHER IS WEARY (40:28), GIVETH POWER TO THE FAINT, INCREASETH STRENGTH (40:29)
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
L. JERUSALEM AND JUDAH COULD WAIT ON THE LORD BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS (40:30-31)
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
God is using Isaiah to tell Israel who God is, why He is superior to any other god, and ultimately why He can be trusted. Knowing all these things, Israel can confidently “…wait upon the Lord…”
Isaiah tells Israel that princes are nothing and judges of the earth are like vanity. He says that “…the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.” God controls politicians. God can raise up or remove a politician at His pleasure. However, remember God sees the big picture. He knows why these people are in authority.
Isaiah then tells Israel that their God is holy, creator, strong in power, faints not, never gets weary, gives power to the weary, and to them that need it, He increase their strength.
So what does God say to those who are weary? Wait upon the Lord. The results will be, renewed strength, mount up with wings as eagles, run, not be weary, be able to walk, and not faint.
We can wait on God’s provision for us. Because He sees all, knows all, and is powerful enough to change any circumstance He pleases.
His will or our will?
What will you choose?
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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