The treasure of faith in God

Isaiah 33: 6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

The times of Isaiah are very recognizable. There are few people loyal to God and every human being lives for himself. Some people are still placed neatly sacrifices still get into the service of God, but ultimately without content. And the rest of the people of God loose. There are parallels to our time. Many people live their own lives and want nothing to do with God. Whether we live in the west and prosperity is so important, whether one lives in oriental countries, for example, communism is most important. God is not thought of, and he is not served.

Allow you ever think about that? Do you also look around you and you only see people live without God? Maybe some people who still go to church, but otherwise nothing to do with God? But even people who are completely separate from God? It makes me scared sometimes, because what should now become of our country? What will all happen in the coming years and at what time will our children be raised? Will there also be persecution against Christians?

But precisely then we must cling to the words of Isaiah. He will be the stability of thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge. Yes, that is our strength and that's where we legitimately expect. God is our strength, since he has everything under control! Whatever happens, he will not let others pull us away from Him. He is also our wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge. God gives results in dark times and saves us from sin. He gives us wisdom so that we can remain standing and knowledge so let us be strong. God gives Himself to you and me.

For he still says something: the fear of the Lord will be a treasure. If we believe in God and live according to His will, the fear of the Lord, we are rich. Maybe not on the outside and in earthly things, but we're rich inside. We have the most precious thing there is. God wants to dwell in us and works in us, and we receive His grace, by which we are rich.

Then we can look around us and become anxious. We may wonder at what time our children will live and whether there are still thought to God. We can see a dark time to get where we do not exactly know how to handle it. But precisely that is why we read today these words from Isaiah, and take the next mission.

Pray for our children so that they may receive the power of Christ to stand strong in this world. Pray for the Church of God so that the Holy Spirit can continue doing his work by proclaiming the Word. Pray for the government, so that they may see that without God it has no future. Pray for the unbelievers, so that their eyes may be opened and that they can see who Jesus Christ wants to be for them.

So we get an encouragement, but also an assignment from Isaiah. And thanks to God, that He gave His light still shines in our hearts and in the world. Let us worship Him for His almightiness and His saving love. He is worthy to be served by you and me! To him be the glory and power for ever.