"...In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." Isaiah 30:15
Israel was in trouble, and instead of turning to the Lord for help, they tried to solve their own problems and turned to Egypt for help. They are reminded that the battle is the Lord's if they will but trust Him. "In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." We need to learn our own weakness before we can appreciate His strength, and often the Lord lays us aside for awhile to teach us this lesson.
How many of you, during your days of health, felt that you were indispensable? You were convinced that if anything happened to you, everything would go wrong. You had to be there. You rushed and fretted and hurried around and then the Lord, probably to rebuke you, laid you aside, and you found out to your surprise that they got along as well without you. God saw you through experiences which you thought you could never endure. You learned that God can undertake and do things far beyond comprehension! Zechariah 4:6 says: "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts."
Are you one of God's shut-ins? Did you have to learn some of these hard lessons? Ah, then your life has been enriched, and I know that even now you can praise God for His wonderful dealings.
A gardener planted a flower bush beside the wall of his garden, cared for it, watered it, and nourished it, but - no flowers. And then he noticed a flower peeping over the other side of the wall and found the roots of his flower had penetrated under the wall and were blooming luxuriantly on the other side. Christian, your labor is not in vain. If you do not see it here - you will find it blooming on the "other side."
"Bread For Each Day"
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