Isaiah 45:2  – “I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.”

As I read, prayed, and contemplated the Word of God today, my heart was filled with awe!  My appreciation for the Word of God was expanded.  My awe of God enlarged.

Isaiah 43, one of my go-to chapters, begins with incredible encouragement.   In verses 1-3 and 5-7, we have a picture of God’s promise of protection, provision, and preservation.

In Isaiah 45:2, we have a reaffirmation –“I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.”  Unfortunately, we resist all rough places rather than allowing them to strengthen us.   We want perpetual ease.  An oak tree’s roots are strengthened by the wind.  Trials, although attacks of the enemy, are designed to strengthen us.  In the gym, you do resistance training to become stronger.  Never desire or create difficulty.   Instead, use it to gain strength.

God does everything perfectly, and the devil tries to wreck it.  Isaiah 45:18 is a fascinating passage.  “For thus says Yahweh, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it; He established it and did not create it a formless place, but formed it to be inhabited)…”    Genesis 1 says it became formless and void.   God created it perfectly, but something happened.  What and who?  Who is the destroyer?  Who fell from heaven?  Who seeks to corrupt mortal man?  Who is a counterfeit god?    You guessed it!   The devil.

Isaiah 53 provides us with a picture and revelation of Total Redemption.   The Cross, the Atonement, provides Full Salvation for us (Body, Soul, and Spirit).

No matter what, God is God!   Trust Him in everything!  Receive the provision and promises, and refuse to let the chaos of satanic confusion defeat you.   You are more than what you are facing!   Christ in you!  That is your confidence, assurance, and hope!  Be bold, He is with, in, and manifested through you!

LORD, help us to live daily in Awe of You!