FRESH START TODAY - THE GLORY OF GOD – 1-18-2014 Who can understand the Glory of the Lord? What does the breath that He gave to humanity reveal? Isaiah was a prophet and revealed what God said to Him. He would prophesy about the coming Messiah in Isaiah 53, but what would He say in Isaiah 40? Isaiah 40:22-26, He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff. "To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. NIV When a person stands straight under a starry sky we see the Glory of God and how he created the balance they are viewing. A person does feel like a grasshopper standing in the one spot. You may ask, “What else is out there under those stars?” Let us take a journey of what might be there. There are deer grazing in an open field about 10 miles away, a owl hooting in a tree, campers sitting around a camp fire, hundreds of people a 100 miles away enjoying the comfort of their homes, businesses open for service as people shop. Some people are too busy, worry about circumstances that never happen and remain unaware of the Glory of God as that person is looking at the stars. What about beyond the earth? The stars stay stationary while the planets rotate in a designed pattern through the Universe. Do people live in a protected canopy and a tent to live in by God? The people of the earth are like grasshoppers, but how much does God love what He has created? He is enthroned above the circle of the earth and watches every move. He feels the breath of every human being. He hates sin, and protects His own. The Scriptures continue to say so much more to any person that would put their trust in Him. Many generations of people have come and gone, but the Glory of God remains the same. People continue to complain today, so what the does Isaiah reveal to humanity today? Isaiah 40:27-31, Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God"? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. NIV Why do we not put our trust in the Glory of the Lord? He will never grow weary like we do so many times as we live this life. He sees our hearts, He hears our cries, He is blessed by our praises and He is pleased when we put all our hope in Him. He is the wind beneath our wings as we sour in companionship with the powerful Holy God. When our heart trusts in His Divine love, believes in His GRACE through Jesus Christ, we will not grow weary or faint. We will fly like an eagle in the protection of God’s canopy of acceptance, forgiveness and love.