Thoughts for another day

September 30, 2010

Today's verse: Is. 49:23b. they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Yesterday we reflected on the love of Jesus Christ and the way He exalts us even when we well know we're not worth it. And today, our Father God, says the same thing and mind you, He says this at a time when the Jews had committed all the folly they could and transgressed everything the Lord had told them not to do. Then His wrath fell upon them driving them into exile to Babylon. The time at the end of the exile is the context of our Word today.

You know it is a tough thing for us to forgive someone who sins against us grievously and accept them as our own. Yet God, though we despise Him and bleed His heart, has enough love to forgive us. In many ways, He comes to us as a human being would so we can easily relate to Him and to what He says; this is seen in ch. 49 of Isaiah. What is also seen is His great love; the very same love that resulted in the broken body of Jesus Christ and His crucifixion on the cross. And don't forget Him saying, 'Father forgive them for they know not what they do!'

When it comes to love for us, God can never be found to be short in supply. The more love we crave from Him, the more He gives us. Sometimes we may not feel it and hoping in hope we wait for Him. We're not ashamed to wait for Him, when the situation with us is that of water having come till the neck, a little more and we are finished; yet He will never allow that for He says, they shall never be ashamed that wait for Me! Many of us today are waiting for Him. I for one, am and believe me it's painful. But God provides me His unshakeable Word, 'They shall not be ashamed who wait for Me!' and yes, my spirit soars with confidence in Him for I know that a little more and He will be pleased to show His mighty arm in my favor, yes in our favor for He is our God and He is a faithful God and heaven and earth may cease, His Word will yet remain.