We Need Revival

“Behold, the Lord GOD will come with might,
With His arm ruling for Him
Behold, His reward is with Him
And His recompense before Him.
Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.” Isaiah 40:10-11

How big is your God? How important is the answer to that question? It is of paramount importance for your view of God will have everything to do with who you are and how you live.

Isaiah knew and served a great God, the living God of the Hebrew Scriptures. His perspective was closer to God’s than that of a super patriot. What does that mean? God did not belong to Israel as though He were something of a secret weapon. Israel belonged to Him as special possession. This relationship did not give them special privileges in the area of sin. To the contrary, it made their punishment all the more sure. Isaiah lost all popularity when he saw the unimaginable Assyrian atrocities committed against Israel as the work of God was sovereign over all His creation.

“Do you not know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
He it is who reduces rulers to nothing,”
Who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.” Isaiah 40:21-23

We in this country tend to think of ourselves as Christian and indeed we have enjoyed God’s blessings - until now. Praise God today for His sovereignty. Ask Him to send revival to this country before His judgement must come.