November 24

If we had the foggiest notion of who God really is, of what an awesome being He is, we would not spend one moment of our lives in anxiety or fear or consternation or dread of future events. If we truly knew God, we would have no fear in life and we would have no fear of death.

We may think we know Him. We may love Him as we know Him—with the limited resources that we possess--but He desires to reveal the fullness of Himself to us by overarching our frail resources of understanding and surrender and love.

One excellent way to enable Him to deepen our trust and faith in Him is by reflecting upon the glorious feats in our behalf that He has already performed! In Isaiah 46:9, 10 it says, “Remember the former things that I have done, for I am God and there is no one else; I am God and there is none like Me. I declare the end from the beginning and from ancient times I have spoken what is yet to be. My counsel shall stand. I shall perform all My good pleasure.”

If we follow the Lord’s own counsel as He expressed it through Isaiah, we will gain in strength and in faith as we reflect upon the awesome things He has already brought to pass. We will remember the steadfast sense of the presence of His Holy Spirit when we were troubled and we will remember the deliverance that came when He comforted our hearts. We will recall the battles fought and the victories won—and we will remind ourselves that HE IS FAITHFUL!