SOAP Isaiah 44: There's No Rock Like Me

There’s No Rock Like Me

ISAIAH 44

God, King of Israel, your Redeemer, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, says: "I'm first, I'm last, and everything in between.. I'm the only God there is. Who compares with me? Speak up. See if you measure up. From the beginning, who else has always announced what's coming? So what is coming next? Anybody want to venture a try? Don't be afraid, and don't worry: Haven't I always kept you informed, told you what was going on? You're my eyewitnesses: Have you ever come across a God, a real God, other than me? There's no Rock like me that I know of."

 Isaiah 44:6-8 MSG

The majesty of God is beyond my comprehension. I am eagerly reminded

of the my small humanity when I read chapters like Isaiah 44 and the

verses within them.

My existence is only because of God. It seems that it should not be easy to

forget. Thank you, historic Israelites for showing me how easy it was for

you to forget. How easy it is for humanity to go through life forgetting the

Creator and forgetting to worship the Creator.

God does not forget me. He does not forget you. He has not forgotten,

even, those that deny Him. These words that He spoke to Israel are still

true. He is still the first, the last, and everything in between. He will always

be the first, the last, and everything in between.

I am assured today of this for my life. If I know this, I must be more

intentional about acknowledging Him. There is no reason not to live in the

comfort that God offers in these verses. When I acknowledge Him first and

last and in between - the worries and the weight and the questions of this

life are smaller, while the love and joy and peace of this life are larger.

Yet, it is easy to forget. I get so caught up in the beauty and stress of the

life that God has given me. I have made what I would define as fairly

significant changes in my day to day. I start out more mornings in prayer

and reading God’s Word than any other stage of life. While it is good, I

know that it is not enough because even though I start out my day that way,

there are days that pass by without much thought about that morning

prayer, without much thought about all the people I prayed for in the

morning, without much thought about the continuance of those morning

prayers. I am understanding more what Paul meant when he wrote:

Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-8 MSG

My background thoughts can be always upon Jesus. I do not have to leave

my prayers in the morning, but need to carry them with me thought the day.

Thankfully, I do not have know exactly how to make this transformation.

Jesus will help me. I am confident that He will continue to guide me and

transform me to become more like Him.

Reflect and share today, if you’d like, about how Jesus is changing you to

become more like Him.

Pray with me today.

Jesus, I am so thankful for Your majesty, for Your patience. You are the

only rock that I need to cling to. Thank you for the continued transformation

in my day to day life. You are with in the great things and in the small

things, in the lovely things and in the horrific things. There are not always

answers for why, but You are still present and majestic and Holy in the

questions. I love you, Jesus. Thank you for loving me in the beginning, in

the ending, and all the days in between.