God Is My Friend?
Isaiah 40:26-27 (NLT)
Look up into the heavens.
Who created all the stars?
He brings them out like an army, one after another,
calling each by its name.
Because of his great power and incomparable strength,
not a single one is missing.
O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles?
O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights?
Many will find this series of verses familiar-sounding, because they precede the more famous Isaiah 40:29-31 passage.
I gleaned something different, from a slightly earlier series of verses, above. It shows such a stark contrast, that the God of the universe, the Creation of all creation, is also my friend. It blows my mind in two ways:
- If God can create the universe and all that is within it, how can He possibly not know of your troubles?
- If God can create the universe and all that is within it, and still love you like you were the only one to love, isn’t that mind-blowing too?
Wow…just wow. The next time I’m in a spot, I feel down or in despair, I can take comfort in the fact that He who is Lord over all cares for me, and He does it as if I was the only person to care for. There is no reason why He would not, none at all.
