Getting Glad in God

George Mueller wrote: “The first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day is to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about every day is not how much I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy state.” Following his example, I attempt to begin each day reading, praying over, and meditating on Scripture to get my heart satisfied in God. This blog is a record of God’s response to my efforts.

Thursday, September 15, 2005

Isaiah 40:18

“To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with Him?” The preceding and following verses expound upon and support this theme. God's supremacy over all flesh, which withers away like grass (vv 6-8). His stunning majesty in comparison even with the vastness of creation (vv 12, 15-17). His glory over earthly kings (vv 21-14). His tender grace to His needy people (vv 11, 27-31).

My ability to describe God’s supremacy in writing or even to comprehend it is so small. But I will meditate on God’s glory today for two reasons: 1) It brings humility to see my feeble dependence and His omnipotent independence. 2) It gives me hope to know He brings all His awesome power to bear on behalf of those who wait for Him:
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:28-31