I worship and bow down, because You are the Mighty Creator of all, yet use Your vast power to reassure and strengthen Your children, when in any trepidation, as well as deliver us up in actual danger or evil. I love the words of Isaiah 40:1 “Comfort, yes, comfort my people!” Teach me God, to think of You first when a need or perplexity arises in my mind and life. I thank You for answering this prayer.
All plant life, birds, insects, animals and people, will eventually fade away, and all man’s personal thoughts and prestige, will go when he dies. Isaiah 40: 8 “The grass withers, the flower fades. But the word of our God stands forever.” In out busy world of constant change, it is an anchoring truth for each of us that neither God, nor His words, fades away or changes, because He is God and He has always been and will always be. Also because He is God, He gets it right the first time, and does not have to change words or quietly get rid of any.
God Eternal, Your thoughts and actions are beyond our full understanding, which is why so many people dismiss You, or just deny the existence of a living God. Not so for the person who reads Scripture with an open mind, allowing the Holy Spirit to convict and change any thoughts of doubt and unbelief. After some time, it is for many found, nothing on this earth can satisfy our deepest needs, or that the theory of man stand up to minute, unbiased inquiry or provide solid answers to man’s questions, about how and why we exist, or what to pin our expectations and hope for the future.
God, when I cannot understand the meaning of Your words and how to apply them to me, so as to be fully instructed and blessed, I ask You. James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given Him.” I take this promise literally and throughout the day, many an inquiry or question ascends to above from me. You have taught me much out of Your Holy Word, which I appreciate. At the same time, as my understanding increases, as does my love for my God, and desire for Your gift of the Holy Spirit within.
I delight in Your direction, and the steadiness that has been placed within, with a focus on the Bible promises in trusting love.
Amen