Lest we forget... I guess it's about rediscovering faith!

For a while now the following verses have been resonating in my mind and spirit:



"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." (Isa 40:28).



We tend to concentrate on:



"He gives strength to the weary

and increases the power of the weak.

³⁰ Even youths grow tired and weary,

and young men stumble and fall;

³¹ 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."

Not a bad thing to concentrate on! But somehow I think we miss the 'key' to this passage - it is much less about us and much more about God! I have frequently encouraged Christians to remember that the Christian faith is 'theocentric' (i.e., it is focused primarily on the person of God who loves God's creation) rather than 'anthropocentric' (i.e., like much of the contemporary 'popular' Christian thought that places humanity at the center of God's universe. As if God is our slave and servant, existing to do our bidding...)

Lest we forget (in good times and in bad) God does truly love us, and this is God's gracious and loving will! It is undeserved and unearned.

Here's the little video that explains my thoughts on the matter.



What do you think?

Comments

[Wessel Bentley]

Hi D

Heard an interesting interpretation of this passage.

When people think about "progressing in faith", along the lines of:
They will walk and not be faint
They will run and not grow weary
They will soar on wings like eagles;

But the writer puts it the other way around. Deep faith gives you the ability to still walk when times are tough.

A good point for meditation.
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