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Daily Devotion: Isaiah 35:3-4

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Isaiah 35:3-4     "Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.  (4)  Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you."

What is our responsibility as children of God? Our works will never be good enough to take us to heaven, but what are we to be doing while living here on earth? Did God place us here for our own comfort and ease?  He warns us about being "at ease in Zion."  Again, we are not saved by our good works, but be assured that we are saved in order to do good works. "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10)  Are we to take this gift of salvation and live it unto ourselves?  Did Jesus not say that we are to be lights in this world? How can we be lights if we hide under a basket? Are we not to be salt of the earth? How can salt accomplish anything good if it remains in the shaker?  Is it not through the application of our experiences that we indeed become light and salt unto the world? Today's verses speak to us of being just that.
 
"Strengthen weak hands. Confirm feeble knees."  Is this only speaking of accomplishing these things in our own lives? Or, can we see the answer to that in verse 4? "Say to them..." We are to share our own experiences of grace and God's help with others in order to encourage them. Remember the man possessed by legions of demons? What did Jesus say to him after driving the demons away?  "Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee." (Mark 5:19)  Share your good news with others in order to strengthen and direct them to the source of help.  What was the work of John the Baptist? "The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe." (John 1:7)  He was not the source, but he was sent as a witness. What about the Apostle Paul? "... he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel." (Acts 9:15)  The list goes on and on as to people who have been called to bear witness of the goodness of God to others.  I have two more to add to that list? What about me? What about you? Should we not be telling others that there is help to be found in Christ Jesus?

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