He Who Called Us is Faithful
Isaiah 54:6-8
“For the LORD has called you, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,” says your God. “I deserted you for a brief moment, but I will take you back with great compassion. In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but I will have compassion on you with everlasting love,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
God called us when we were wounded in spirit – in the midst of our pain. We didn’t have to get our act together before He would approve us. He found us in our ugly state and called us then, knowing full well our weaknesses, failures, and rebellion. Yet, He called us anyway.
Our failures define us only if we let them. God does not define us by our failures; He identifies us by our calling. While He may seem to reject us for a moment in an act of discipline, He returns to us with great compassion to lead us into the calling He has for us. He never gives up on us! He never abandons us! Our success always has and always will depend upon His grace.
We cannot get where God is calling us by our own merit or our own strength. The very attempt to do such is sin, and God will quickly show us we can’t. He who called us is faithful, and He will propel us into our destiny with love, compassion, and a method that only He can contrive. He is a good, good Father who gives good gifts to His children, and we should believe nothing less of Him. Every good and perfect gift comes from Him, and He withholds no good thing from us. He is working all things together for our good and His glory. Trust in His goodness today, and rest in the love of a compassionate Father who wants your success even more than you do. He is God, and He will do it!
Have a blessed day!