"I, even I, am He that comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man who will be made like grass? And you forget the LORD your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth; you have feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he has prepared to destroy. And where is the fury of the oppressor?" - Isaiah 51:12-13
Let the text itself be taken as the portion for today. Read it, believe it, feed on it, and plead it before the LORD. He whom you fear is only a man; while He who promises to comfort you is God, your Maker, and the creator of heaven and earth.
"Where is the fury of the oppressor?" It is in the LORD's hand. It is only the fury of a dying creature, fury that will end as soon as the breath is gone from the nostril. Why, then, should we stand in awe of one who is as frail as ourselves? Let us not dishonor our God by making a god of puny man. Let us treat men as men, and God as God; and then we shall go calmly on in the path of duty, fearing the LORD and fearing nobody else.
from Faith’s Checkbook by Charles H. Spurgeon
God as God ... and why?
Because God is God - The One True and Living, Great and Mighty
And, since we are His - purchased by the blood of Jesus and indwelt by His Holy Spirit - we can walk in confidence no matter what we face.
This song by Chris Tomlin has been a sort of anthem for me this year and seemed to go perfectly with this devotional I read today. I hope you enjoy…
Have a Blessed Evening!
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