God Frees and Redeems
Liberating Passover
Babylonian Captivity Ends
Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)
Isaiah 40:21-31 New Revised Standard Version21 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
and spreads them like a tent to live in;
23 who brings princes to naught,
and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing. 24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows upon them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble. 25 To whom then will you compare me,
or who is my equal? says the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high and see:
Who created these?
He who brings out their host and numbers them,
calling them all by name;
because he is great in strength,
mighty in power,
not one is missing. 27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and speak, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my right is disregarded by my God”?
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the faint,
and strengthens the powerless.
30 Even youths will faint and be weary,
and the young will fall exhausted;
31 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint. For ReflectionWe are a weary people. We have been plagued with Covid 19 for over two years now. The politicization of our fight to mitigate the impact of the virus has been frustrating. Many of our political leaders have campaigned to erode our trust in government. We have lost confidence in a government that seems non-responsive to the injustices and economic peril in which many suffer. We wonder if we will ever experience hopeful expectations for our democracy. And we cry out, "Where are you, God?"
It is not the first time that God's people have grown weary and exclaimed, my God disregards my right. "Have you not heard? Have you not known?" says Isaiah. God does not grow weary. God is the source of power when we feel powerless. In times like these, we need to remember that God saved God's people from the calamities of their times. God will do the same in our times. God will strengthen our resolve to live God's truth. God is our hope and salvation. Count on it! PrayPray and let the Holy Spirit guide your life. Pray and remember God is in charge. Though we suffer today, tomorrow is full of God's promise.
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