The Word Was in the Beginning
The Word Became Flesh
Isaiah 40:21-26
The Message
21-24Have you not been paying attention?
Have you not been listening?
Haven't you heard these stories all your life?
Don't you understand the foundation of all things?
God sits high above the round ball of earth.
The people look like mere ants.
He stretches out the skies like a canvas—
yes, like a tent canvas to live under.
He ignores what all the princes say and do.
The rulers of the earth count for nothing.
Princes and rulers don't amount to much.
Like seeds barely rooted, just sprouted,
They shrivel when God blows on them.
Like flecks of chaff, they're gone with the wind.
25-26"So—who is like me?
Who holds a candle to me?" says The Holy.
Look at the night skies:
Who do you think made all this?
Who marches this army of stars out each night,
counts them off, calls each by name
—so magnificent! so powerful!—
and never overlooks a single one?
Have you not been listening?
Haven't you heard these stories all your life?
Don't you understand the foundation of all things?
God sits high above the round ball of earth.
The people look like mere ants.
He stretches out the skies like a canvas—
yes, like a tent canvas to live under.
He ignores what all the princes say and do.
The rulers of the earth count for nothing.
Princes and rulers don't amount to much.
Like seeds barely rooted, just sprouted,
They shrivel when God blows on them.
Like flecks of chaff, they're gone with the wind.
25-26"So—who is like me?
Who holds a candle to me?" says The Holy.
Look at the night skies:
Who do you think made all this?
Who marches this army of stars out each night,
counts them off, calls each by name
—so magnificent! so powerful!—
and never overlooks a single one?
For Reflection
In
God's time, in God's plan, those things which occupy a considerable
amount of our time and planning, argument and strategy are of little
consequence to God. The rulers of Earth count for nothing in comparison
to God. We are are called to allegiance to God not to human kind.
Human rulers come and go. Only God remains steadfast and focused on the
reconciliation of humanity. To whom do you align yourself? How
obedient are you to God's call?
Pray
Praise
God. Pray that you will be obedient to God's will. Pray that you will
look to God for guidance and have the patience to wait for His answer.
Pray that the basis for your choices are God-centered. Pray for the day
when all peoples will see the folly of self-centered action. Pray that
all people will open their hearts to God, the Father, Son and the Holy
Spirit. Pray that in the turmoil of our times our imperfect decisions
will in the end be useful to God.
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