August 16, 2022
Tuesday
Hard to Imagine
Isaiah 64: 4-5
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, thethings which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
Moving to a new town or state, going to new schools, working at new jobs—what will it be like? Most of the time, things work out. Once we settle in, our worries subside and we get inthe flow.
If moving to a new city is a big transition, what about moving from our earth to a new earth? And what about finding yourself in very difficult circumstances, wondering if things will ever change? That was Israel’s experience—under God’s judgment. Isaiah the prophetwrote first about judgment(Isaiah 1-39) and second about restoration (Isaiah 40–66). In the latter, God promised new heavens and a new earth (65:17;66:22), telling the Jews it would be hard to even imagine what God has prepared for them (64:4-5). As that theme of blessing unfolded through Jesus the Messiah, the apostle Paul quotedIsaiah’s words in 1 Corinthians 2:9—we can’t imagine what God has prepared for us.
Living in a new earth will be quite a transition, but it’s one with which we can trust God.
A point to ponder…
Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love, and the future to God’s providence.
Augustine
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