A Spectacle Of Glory #228

Read: Isaiah 45:19

God has said many things in Scripture that bring strength and encouragement to our hearts. But we can also gain comfort by what God has not said. In today’s Scripture, He declares, “I have not said to Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain.’ ”^a In these very words, you have the assurance that God will hear and respond to your prayers. If you are seeking the Lord over some matter close to your heart, it will not be in vain. Let your doubts and fears say what they will, but if God has not cut you off from mercy—and He hasn’t!—there is no room for despair. So today, seek Him with assurance; seek Him with all your heart. As Pastor Timothy Keller writes, “God will either give us what we ask or give us what we would have asked if we knew everything he knows.”^b

Again and again, Lord, I have poured out my heart’s desires to You and You have answered in ways I could have never predicted. Your answers have far exceeded my requests. You have made my prayers and my seeking matter because You choose to respond.