Isaiah 63:14
Like livestock that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
So you led your people,
to make for yourself a glorious name.
Tag: Remember God’s Goodness
The nation of Israel is in a bad place. They had rejected God and worship idols in the mountains. They had decided to pursue the gods of the nations rather than to be a Light to the nations. Isaiah has talked to them about their forsaken and judgement. Yet, in this section of his prophetic speech, Isaiah is reminding Israel about the times past (that can yet be again ... as they walk in faith). In the above passage he is telling them that in the midst of turmoil, danger, peril and onslaught, the “Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.” This is still true today. God does not change our circumstances but, through His Spirit, produces within us love, joy, peace, patience, kindness; goodness, faithfulness; gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). God can produce, and does produce, within us, the ability to have peace in the midst of turmoil. That is because it is not us making the peace, or doing a great act of “fake it to make it.” It is because we so rely on God and lean into Him that He miraculously produces these qualities inside us. We can rejoice and remember the goodness of God because He still works that way today for those who stop worshiping idols and put Him at the center of their lives. When God is at the center of our thinking, peace is at the center of our lives.
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