Isaiah 40 - Who's in Charge?

Broken relationships. Debt. Illness. Lies. Hectic schedules. Death. Stress. War. Loneliness. And the list could go on. Our daily lives offer a wide array of problems and circumstances that can cause us to grow weary. What’s the point in being good when no one else around us seems to care? Why is it that while we try to live with high moral standards those that disregard what is right still seem to get ahead? When is God going to come through for us? It’s in this place that we often lose sight of who God is and what he has done.

The previous 39 chapters in Isaiah focus a lot on God’s justice and judgment, while chapter 40 reminds us of restoration and deliverance because of who God is. These words in Isaiah help take our eyes off of our present circumstances and remind us of the One who’s in charge:

“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.”

Wherever life finds you today, what would it look like for you to hope in the Lord?

-Gina G.