29 July 2010

ISAIAH 40

Comfort for God’s People

1 “Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your God.

8 The grass withers and the flowers fade,
but the word of our God stands forever.”

18 To whom can you compare God?
What image can you find to resemble him?

31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.

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Those are some of my favourite verses from the passage of Isaiah 40 and how this passage relate to us.

We can say life is like a continuous documentary showing the hollow actions of people trying to live without a biblical hope, as one looks onto God as the only defense and refuge. We unquestionably live in a strife-ridden world, one torn by wars, by earthquakes, by diseases and incurable illnesses, by injustices and corrupt governments run by money-is-never-enough-in-accounts’ politicians.

How much despair and injustice life can be? How much can one handle thorns and weeds in life? But the truth is biblical comfort through the Word does not simply chop down the thorns and the weeds that cause us pain. It digs around in the soil of our lives to loosen soil around the roots, and then we have to pull out the roots instead.

Where is God? In times like this, we kept questioning with our face tilted up, facing the heavens and questioned repeatedly “GOD, Where are you?”.

The good news is God cares about our hearts. That is no doubt. Nevertheless, man is responsible to come to God by faith and to choose the right path (read: His path). Whatever problems and discomforts you have, keep on pouring to Him. He listens and He cares. He surely cares for you and me.

I remind myself daily about to emphasize on finding comfort by keeping our focus on the Lord. FOCUS! Yes, the word is Focus.

Regardless of the difficulties and storms ahead of our days, God definitely cares. Regardless of how much we could not comprehend His ways, God definitely cares.

Isaiah 40’s ending stresses about God’s care and desire for His people to experience His comfort. As it says for those who trust in Him will find new strength and they will soar like eagles!

Are you ready to soar like an eagle today?

30 July 2009

My drawing above is self-explanatory.

23 April 2009

We often hear friends telling us “God has a better plan for you.” We probably nod and smile, then live our own lives.

What does it mean to think that God has a perfect plan for us? Maybe it’s the word “Perfect” that troubles us. We are often fallible and make so many mistakes in life.

How could anything be perfect in our lives? We should know ourselves better – too well perhaps. At times, we think of our shortcomings and shake our heads.

The view from my window this morning

It’s not that we’re perfect or ever will be perfect while we try to make it perfect. We just have to let God has its plan for us and He is perfect in planning our lives.

We need to constantly remind ourselves how imperfect we are. We are only humans. An extra dosage of obedience and a serving heart are needed in order to realize the perfect plan. Nothing we can ever do would be good enough to satisfy God’s perfection.

16 April 2009

Is there some problem in your life to solve,
Some pasage seeming full of mystery?
God knows, who brings the hidden things to light.
He keeps the key.

Is there some door closed by the Father’s hand
Which widely opened you had hoped to see?
Trust God and wait – for when He shuts the door
He keeps the key.

Is there some earnest prayer unanswered yet,
Or answered NOT as you had thought would be?
God will make clear His purpose by and by.
He keeps the key.

Have patience with God, your patient God,
All wise, all knowing, no long lingerer He,
And of the door of all your future life
He keeps the key.

Unfailing comfort, sweet and blessed rest,
To know of every door He keeps the key.
That He at last when just He sees is best,
Will give it thee…

taken from the book “Streams in the dessert”

In fact, many a times when we seek Him to answer our prayers, we often take it as a definite YES from God. We failed to wait and know what are the unseen things ahead.

God may close some doors when you forcefully tried to open them. But, you gotta look to the other side, because there is a door which is opened for you.

I know it’s easier said than done but we just have to learn how to let God take control. =)