Read with me, “Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing. 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”? 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. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they 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.” Isaiah 40:26-31
He is omniscient. He has intimate knowledge of things present, things past, and things to come.
How often have we read, heard and quoted verse 31 They who wait on the Lord will renew their strength? Do you see the context here lends itself not to our weakness but to His omniscience. Let the scriptures show today that though you have temporary weakness, loss, battle, and exhaustion, He is everlasting. He knows all, searches it all, and empowers us as we wait on Him to move.
I am reminded, especially when I call to mind what God has done in the past, that He is involved. He is present. The psalmist spoke truly when declaring that He is an ever present help in times of need.
He is omniscient. He was and He is. He is here, and He was there. Understand that He is already in what is to come. As we welcome a new year, know and set your heart on this, today. He is present.
Our views are often limited to what we can see. Right now, you vision might be clouded and blurry, hope delaying. But look up, where does your help come from? It comes from Him. There is a place we fix our eyes that transcends what is visible to you right this minute. Fix you eyes on the One who hold your future full of hope, one in which your mind prospers, a future of valiantly hopeful expectation.
He is constant. With Him there is no shadow of turning. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is faithful to do what He promised.
When I look ahead and see no hope, I am reminded to look up. Right now, in the face of chaos, devastation and loss, He is present. Even here, He is a source of hope for me. In the reality of hardships, He is still Lord. “Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing.”
There comes a place where you have to ask and honestly answer the question of His Lordship in your heart. Is He lord? In your view, does your situation detract from His sovereignty? Allow the Holy Spirit to comfort your heart, soothing your disappointments. He is acquainted with sorry. He knows grief well. He has a strategy to help us process the grievances of life and loss.
Sit with it. Sit with Him. Be loved. Let the mess stand and sit with Him. Cry at His feet and be loved. He is here right now. Let 2023 be the year where you see as He sees, welcoming new perspectives and opinions. Lift you eyes and see who is the One who truly knows and understands you.
