Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…
“It will be said on that day, ‘Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, that He might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for Him; let us be glad and rejoice in His salvation.’”
Isaiah 25: 9 (ESV)And the one sitting on the throne said, ‘Look, I am making everything new!’ And then he said to me, ‘Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.’ And he also said, ‘It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.’”
Revelation 21: 5-7 (NLT)“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. “
Isaiah 40: 28-31 (NIV)
There seem to be too many days where what we hoped for never occurs.
Too many moments where the unexpected washed away the expected.
Days where we feel like we are running the race all alone.
No one seems to notice, or if they do, they do not have the time to even care, let alone help.
Waking with a sense that we are already standing defeated, lost at the start, middle, and end of the day—face-to-face against a wall with no way through, around, under, or over.
What’s the point.
It is an all too familiar story of too many of our days today.
In the shadows of our lives, all the difficulties, wrong decisions, and disappointments overwhelm us.
In the layers of mistakes, missteps, and failures—hope turns to despair. Often feeling even more hopeless as our time here continues to pass.
And we do not see a way ahead anymore.
And then, sometime, somehow, and somewhere, we are reminded of the God of all creation. The God Who has gone nowhere, Who sees you and me, and Who cares.
Maybe through a friend. Maybe a family member. Someone who steps in and lifts us up to the light at the end of the long dark tunnel we seem to have been wandering through.
People poked by the God of all creation to care. People sent to touch us. To help, lift, and save us. The God Who is above all.
The God Who holds the oceans in His hands, has numbered every grain of sand, and the God Who all creation rises to worship and behold.
The Christ Who was born in a stable, was nailed to, hung and died on a cross for us, and then rose to life from the tomb for you and for me.
Behold Him. Behold your God. Behold your Christ. Behold your King.
Adore Him. And embrace Him on those days when you awake feeling defeated and lost. Instead—Behold your God.
Hope in your God.
Wait for Him. Stand with Him. Follow Him.
And then soar with Him over and beyond all that the world tries to throw at you.
Soar with your God above it all—on wings like eagles.
Behold your God.
Then hang on.
In His Name–Scott
You will love and be blessed by the California Baptist University Choir and Orchestra sharing the beautiful anthem “Behold Our God.”
