The Lord Comforts His People

Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.”

“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!

See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.

Your children hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you.

Lift up your eyes and look around; all your children gather and come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “you will wear them all as ornaments; you will put them on, like a bride.

Isaiah 49:13-18

Our problems are so much smaller than what God can handle, and yet He welcomes us into His arms. He wants to hear our problems. He will solve those problems for us, in His time.

Such intimacy with God belongs to those who fear Him and who rely on Him rather than on themselves. We can rely on God. We may run to God with our problems.

Our compassionate God doesn’t neglect others to respond to our concerns. He has limitless time and love for each of His children. There is no need that is too trivial for Him.

God holds His children in the palm of His hand.

Our Daily Bread – May 10, 2015