The Lord Be With You Today!
Isaiah 45:15
Truly you are a God Who has been hiding Himself,
the God and Savior of Israel.
(Israel has been enslaved by the Babylonians
because of Israel's rebellion and disobedience.
Now, the Lord has promised to send a deliverer to set them free.
Though God's people have been evicted from their land
and have been slaves of the Babylonians for many years,
now through a surprising and unconventional vehicle,
the Lord has chosen to use a pagan king
who does not acknowledge Him as Lord
to bring about His Own purposes in His Own timing in His Own way,
purposes that will be readily seen as His people are set free.
While the Lord reveals Himself in countless ways to His people,
He and His ways are also often hidden to us.
Often, we cannot see God's larger plans and purposes.
These are the times when He seems hidden and distant.
As God followers today, our job is to focus on all the ways
that we do see Him and His Hand at work
and to trust Him until He reveals Himself to us
in the difficult situations we face
in ways that effect deliverance and redemption for us.
The Lord often acts in ways we do not readily comprehend
because He is carving out His larger design for us and for those around us.
But He is always at work, and His work is always perfect and in perfect timing,
truths of which we can absolutely be assured today
even if His presence and salvation seem to be hidden from us for a time.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings,
Sally
