A Challenge

Isaiah  41:17  

"When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, 

and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD 

will hear them, I the God of Israel 

will not forsake them." 

    Life is not easy for any of us, if we regard external conditions only; But from God's Word we learn the divine secret. Rivers flow from bare heights, fountains arise in sterile valleys, and the desert blooms like the forest-glade. To the ordinary eye there might appear no outward change in the forbidding circumstance; but faith’s eye always beholds a very paradise of beauty where other eyes see only straitened circumstances and a trying time.
    Let's look at the opening verses of the chapter. The idols are asked to say or do something to prove that they are divine. "Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob," (Is. 41:21). There is no response; with the result that a crushing verdict is passed on them as recorded in Is.41:24. On the other hand, the prophet of the Lord is prepared with His predictions of Cyrus “the one from the East,” (see Is.41:2 and Is. 44:28) which would be fulfilled before that generation had passed away. Let us give heed to the sure word of prophecy. "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:" (2 Peter 1:19).
Amen!

Reading: Is. 41:17-29 
Ref: HGSB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr

The Cross Life Ministry