Isaiah 30:15 For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has - TopicsExpress



          

Isaiah 30:15 For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength. But you were not willing.” Two concepts I want to explore. First, in repentance and rest, I will be saved. Second, quietness and trust will be my strength. Repentance and Rest. I can go to Him in repentance, find rest and be saved by Him. Just like David in Psalm 32:3-4, my body and mind struggle when I am apart from God. Yet when I am still, I can talk to Him and hear Him speak to me. That’s when we have a relationship, when we are in communion together. He saves me. He saves me from the sin of the world and the corruption of my soul. Psalm 46:10 says “Be still and know that I am God”. NASB reads “Cease striving and know that I am God”. When I quit striving, when I am still, I find rest because I find God. Remember God is in the quiet. He isn’t in the noise of the world, but in the gentle blowing of the wind just as He revealed Himself to Elijah in I Kings 19:11-13. Quietness and Trust Our world says that the assertive are strong. I’ve learned to be assertive with my childhood scars. No one will take advantage of me again or they will hear about it. I will not be a nobody. I will not be weak. I will be heard. Sounds like worldly wisdom to me and not the wisdom that comes from God. Quietness indicates a sense of calmness because I trust God. There is no need to assert myself, but let Him fight my battles. He can do a far better job. I am just called to trust. In that quietness and trust, I will find strength. Yes, there is no need to be weak, but we have just gone about it the wrong way. So if I want to be strong, be quiet and trust in Him. Remember, my strength is also not found in dependence on self, on others, on money or job, but in trusting in Him. This trust, if I really trust, will produce a calmness in my soul. When I find myself weak, I need to be quiet and trust in Him. Why wait once I am weak? Go continuously so I won’t falter as I learn daily to trust in Him, fully dependent in Him with my spirit always calm. “A right relationship with God brings quietness, the ability to be calm, because you trust in Him.” Am I willing?
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 20:59:58 +0000

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