For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, Nor will My covenant of peace be shaken,” Says the Lord who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10 AMP
Context and Charge:
Right from creation, God had established times and seasons. These seasons come and go as God has ordained, and they remain in place through the changing dispensations and generations. Yet, by the word of this same God, all of these things that seem fixed will be removed or shaken, so that the things which cannot be shaken or removed may remain. This tells me that there is nothing I see today in the world that is assured of permanence; they will all come, and then pass. God's Word already makes that very clear, when it says that even heavens and earth will pass away, but His Word will never pass away. I know now what I need to focus on; what I need to devote time and attention to. From the verse today, these would be the covenant of peace and God's lovingkindness. These must hold my attention, to the total exclusion of all other distractions.
I note also that all the things that are at risk of being shaken are all on the outside, while all the things that will remain in place are the things God does on the inside of me. His lovingkindness is double delight, because I get both his love as well as His kindness. I also get access to His covenant of peace, and if there is anything about God that is certain, it is that He keeps his word. He is not like man who needs the stars to align, or the weather to cooperate before he can fulfil promises. God is the Lord over all, and if He says a thing, His name and reputation are tied to those things, and he cannot deny himself. Check how long the promises of times and seasons have been made in Genesis 8:22, and you know that God is faithful. Man's inconsistencies don't bother him. He does not need man to be God.
Conviction and Conclusion:
The times of fear will come, if they have not yet come. The world is in its final stages, and according to the Word of God, the perilous times are here. However, no matter the storms on the outside, I have the inner presence of God to comfort and guide me. His love and kindness are not subject to me being worthy or deserving at all times, but because love is God's nature, that is all He can give. He is the Prince of peace, so I get peace in all its fullness, no matter what else is going on outside of me. He knows my weak frame, and that if He does not help me, I will not make it. His promise is therefore not subject to my being worthy, but to His own nature. I can look ahead with joy to all that is ahead, because I know who I have believed. He is faithful and can be trusted. God's time of favour is here.
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