God does not give up on you

The LORD says, ‘Let my people return to me. Remove every obstacle from their path! Build the road and make it ready!

I am the high and holy God, who lives for ever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.’ (verses 14,15)

Read Isaiah 57:14-21

God does not give up on you. Even if you turn away from him or forget his presence in your life or take him for granted, he is always ready to receive you back into his arms.

It’s true that God is greater than you (or anyone else) can possibly imagine. His power and beauty and goodness are beyond our human comprehension. But God isn’t a snob. He isn’t too proud to come down to the level of human beings and be with them. He isn’t too proud to be with you—even though you may sometimes feel unworthy of his goodness.

Maybe at times you’ve been proud and hard-hearted in relation to other people and to God. But you don’t need to lose confidence. Trust in God. In Christ he freely forgives you and sets you on a clear path of life.

Lord Jesus, thank you for coming to me. Please keep me humble and repentant, so that I may live with confidence and hope in you. Amen.

by Fraser Pearce, in ‘Living Water for each Day’ (LCA, Openbook, 2001)

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