“Here Is Your God!”

You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!”

See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and he rules with a mighty arm. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.

He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?

Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor?

Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way?

Who was it that taught him knowledge, or showed him the path of understanding?

Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.

Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.

Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing.

Isaiah 40:9-17

Do you feel like you are scrambling to solve problems, oversee details, and control circumstances. No matter how hard we try, our feeble hands are incapable of managing all the pieces and parts. Something then invariably slips through our fingers, and we feel overwhelmed. We just can’t handle it.

Yet God can. Isaiah tells us that God can measure the globe’s waters – all the oceans and rivers and rain – in the hollow of His hands. Only His hands are large enough to hold them all. We do not need to try and hold more than we have been designed to carry. When we feel overwhelmed, we can entrust our cares and concerns into His capable hands.

We can trust God to handle the things that overwhelm us.

Our Daily Bread – March 16, 2017