Trust Ye In The Lord Forever

Dear class,

Today's readings are taken from Isaiah 26,27

These 2 chapters conclude a section of 4 chapters that according to Hailey alludes to world judgement and deliverance of God's people.

Amidst the confusion and uncertainty, Isaiah assures the reader of the one thing that really needs to be focussed upon - Trust in God! That is the key to it all.

We note that
1) Trust is "forever". It's a past, present, future endeavour because God utterly worthy of our complete trust and He changes not! (Heb 13:8). There's is no need for us to ever change that approach. In fact as the passage and history in general has shown, whenever God's people put their trust elsewhere, trouble brews. What a blessed assurance! Such great comfort!

2) In The Lord is everlasting strength
The ASV perhaps renders the word 'strength' more aptly as 'rock'. The Lord indeed is our ROCK! (Psa 18:2, etc) Not just any rock but that which is everlasting. The unshakeable foundation upon which man is exhorted to build his house upon if he would be called wise (Mat 7:24,25), and yea indeed upon which Christ built His Church (Mat 16:18). That is the source and motivation of our complete trust.

3) The uniqueness and superiority of God (Is 26:11-15)
Israel has just about seen it all. History repeats itself again and again - there is simply no substitute for the God of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob! Even the powers that dominate over the back-sliding Israelites, are but instruments of God's wrath and judgment upon the stiff-necked nation. Not of any value or superiority in themselves but only that which God allows. While the idols are dead, Jehovah is the only true and living God, worthy of our continual praise and trust.

4) God will deliver and establish (Is 26:16ff; 27:1-6; 12-13)
At the end of the day, trust in the Lord is that which will get us our final deliverance and restoration. Isaiah exhorts for patience while the faithful storms it out. In that final great ingathering, those who have not forsaken and have been steadfast till the end, shall come unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem (Heb 12:22,23).

Let us always put our trust in God and act upon that trust, as bro Swayne exhorted us on Sunday from the pulpit, to make a conscious effort for every decision to be based upon a belief and trust in God and His Word.

The Lord bless our day ahead.

In Him
Paul


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But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. ~ Hebrews 3:13

Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: ~ Isaiah 26:4