Maybe it’s me, but every time I read Isaiah 40:21 & 28 (“Do you not know? Have you not heard?”), I always have this image of Biff knocking on George McFly’s head in that scene from Back to the Future! You remember, the one where Biff is wondering why George hasn’t done HIS homework. (Need a reminder?)
Anyway, in chapter 40, Isaiah seeks to comfort, assure, and remind the exiled Jewish people about the greatness and faithfulness of GOD. Every time I read this chapter, I am drawn to and held by the descriptive power and awesomeness of God! I’m also saddened and convicted by how I easily miss or don’t fully grasp how great God is sometimes. I KNOW it; but still, in my distracted humanness, often MISS IT!
Hello? Anybody home? Think, Dennis. Think!
At church this quarter, I have the awesome privilege (and responsibly) of leading a Sunday School class on Francis Chan’s book “Crazy Love”. (I think I’ve recommended this book in a number of NOTES. Seriously people, GET IT and READ IT!) Since first reading the book and now rereading and dissecting it (along with scripture) in preparation for Sundays, it seems God has been using so many things in my life to remind me of how great and faithful He is (just as Isaiah did in chapter 40).
Its mind blowing: the everlasting God, the Creator of everything we see around us, the One who can scoop up the ocean in His two hands, or measure the sky between His thumb and little finger…loves you and me! And – not only that – will never leave or forsake you and me!
WOW – How do I/we respond?
Hello? Anybody home? Think, [insert your name here]. Think!
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Each Day
Aaron Boyd (Bluetree)
Each day in the morning sun
I see you and my heart cries out
With praise for you, King of this heart
Each time in the summer rain
I feel You and my spirit cries
With praise for You, Lord of this life
You never leave me alone
Even when storms cloud my way
And I can’t see breaking day
You never leave me alone
You’ll get the praise you’re due
For even the rocks cry out to You
And when its said and done
You never leave me alone
Each night in the evening moon
I see You and Your beauty shines
For all to see, King of Glory
Neither death nor life, the darkness
Or even the light
Can separate me from Your love
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From the Bluetree CD, God of This City
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