Day 18 | Anchored In Hope | Isaiah 40:28 (NLT)

A wondering through Isaiah 40:28 NLT 

Have you never heard? Have you never understood? (v.28)

I wonder about the gift of insight God gives us as we sit with the Scriptures.
With unhurried repetition…reading slowly, listening deeply…
we may be given the grace to enter a thin space:
those sacred moments where the boundary between the earthly and the divine mesh seamlessly.

In those moments, we’re invited into awe, wonder,
and a deeper, more intimate connection with God.

The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of all the earth. (v.28)

Everlasting.
God doesn’t come and go                                                                                                        He exists outside of time,                                                                                                               always present,                                                                                                                                    never fading.

We long to grasp this truth,
but our finite mind can only reach so far.
Still, we try.

Creator.

Consider the beauty of sunrises and sunsets                                                                          those moments that steal our breath,                                                                                       beckon our undivided attention. 

There is a longing for time to slow its pace,                                                                                  to linger just a little longer,                                                                                                            as we cultivate a posture of gratitude.

He never grows weak or weary no one can measure the depths of his understanding. (v.28)

In moments of feeling weak and weary, let’s remember…
We are not God.
And if we’re not God,
Then we don’t need to carry what was never ours to hold.

Not other people.
Not their thoughts, their choices, or even their relationship with God.

Let’s not pretend to have all the answers                                                                            because, surely, we don’t.

We are simply invited to participate
in the wonder, with curiosity,
and to be honest about the truths we’ve encountered and experienced.

Let us pray:

God, will you increase our desire to sit with you and your word, to find space to be with you. A plethora of things - from the mundane chores to people's actual needs - attempt to insert their importance over this time and space. Help us recognize your whisper and trust that the other things on our to-do list will wait for our attention. Gracious God, please meet with us in our tender and vulnerable spaces.  Let us be honest in those moments and open to experiencing you - the maker of all the heavens and this earth.  We take a deep breath in and pray thank you creator God, exhaling we pray for this day.  Amen.

I wonder how my gratitude for God can continue to grow today.