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Daily Devotion: Isaiah 40:28-31

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Isaiah 40:28-31     "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.  (29)  He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.  (30)  Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:  (31)  But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

Twice in the previous verses, the Lord asked the same question. "To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One." (Isaiah 40:25) The thought is being firmly implanted within us that there is none like our God. He wrote of those who make idols with gold, silver, and wood. They make them with their own hands and then they bow down to worship them.  Are they like unto our God? Emphatically we say, NO! There is none like our God.  We would not dare bow down to a manmade image, would we? We would never put anything as being more important than God, would we? Would we? I won't give answers for anyone, but if we dig deep inside ourselves, we might find there are many idols that we place above God.  Please indulge me and allow me to list a few that come to my mind. On Sundays, you will find many more people filling sports stadiums than church pews. They sit in freezing temperatures with snow falling, but they are afraid to drive to church if there are a few raindrops. Another idol could possibly be that "one-eyed monster that occupies more than one room in our homes. Yes, I'm talking about television. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching some of the shows also. But how many times do we reach for the remote instead of reaching for our Bibles? In comparison, what is the ratio of time spent on Facebook compared to "His Book"?

As I write these things this morning, I am thinking of the importance of a relationship with the very Creator of this universe.  His batteries never run out. His power never goes out. He never gets too tired or sleepy to hear our prayers. There is never anything that is outside His understanding and ability. But even more than that, today's verses tell us, "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."  My thought to myself this morning is, "How much time do I devote unto the Lord in comparison to the things of this world that really have no benefit?"  I want to spend more time with my Heavenly Father. Afterall, He is the Creator and Master of the Universe!

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