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Will you have some of it?

I trust that you are feeling refreshed and ready for all that the Lord has prepared in advance for you to do in 2010!

As I was seeking the Lord for a word for 2010 I believe He led me to Isaiah 30:15-18, which says;
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
What struck me most powerfully from my initial reflections on this short passage was the immensity of the promise. We face many huge challenges in the coming year - some we are already aware of, others are yet to be revealed, but we can look forward with confidence as daily we learn to 'return, rest, be quiet and trust' that we might know deliverance, salvation and strength. However, as powerful as the promise is so to the sense of sadness if we should ever be like the Israelites who 'would have none of it'! Certainly there have been seasons where I have tried to 'work things out for myself' and insodoing exhausted myself and quickly realized that my human resources are totally inadequate - only to eventually come to my senses and find a Father who is just waiting for me to look to Him, that He might glorify Himself by fulfilling His promise. Let us wait on Him and be Blessed!!
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