Tag: Mighty

The LORD is Great and Compassionate

I read this morning of something that I know, God is Great and God is Compassionate. Yet, even as I know it, I need to be reminded from time to time, if not daily.

“10Behold, the Lord God comes with might,

and his arm rules for him;

behold, his reward is with him,

and his recompense before him.

11He will tend his flock like a shepherd;

he will gather the lambs in his arms;

he will carry them in his bosom,

and gently lead those that are with young.”

— Isaiah 40:10-11 (ESV)

Let me try and paint the picture of what I see in the above two verses, yes only two verses. Here is the LORD in all His might. Standing and fighting with one hand as His other is full. The other hand is holding the little ones to ensure that they are safe from the evil before Him. And as He fights, behind Him are the rest of His guarded as they escape. They are working their way through the small gap in the cliff that He is standing in front of fighting so they are free to go through.

I know, it seems like a scene from a movie where one man is fighting for the well being of his family. Yet, isn’t that what we are, His family. We are the adopted sons and daughters of the LORD. We are the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. We are worth it all thanks to the saving grace He has provided. The LORD gathers up those who are not innocent into His arms and protects them and stands in front of evil to protect the other. He is fighting evil for us, standing in front of the gate to ensure that we have safe passage.

God’s power and compassion are on display here. He is compassionate to all who are in need, even carrying those who need Him most. And yet all the while, He is fighting for our survival in this world until we can meet up in the next to celebrate His victory.

What does the LORD look like to you? Are you seeing him only as the powerful warrior running into battle? What if you saw Him as the one standing in battle gathering the sheep and protecting them as they escape, even carrying those who need Him most?

Mighty Men of God Will be Saved

This morning as I study, I was reminded that even mighty men of God will be saved. Yes, they will not always be the one saving, but will be saved themselves. David was saved by Hushai when Absalom was pursuing to kill him. David, as we know, was a mighty man of God and was certainly capable of saving himself. Yet in this moment, he was saved by his friend Hushai who learned of the plot against him and sent to warn and advise him, thereby saving him from this instance.

“10Then even the valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are valiant men.” and “15Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, ‘Thus and so did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel, and thus and so have I counseled. 16Now therefore send quickly and tell David, “Do not stay tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.”’” – 2 Samuel 17:10 & 15-16 (ESV)

The mighty man of God was saved.

If indeed mighty men of God will be saved in this world, why not us? I have to remember that the LORD cares for the birds and the mighty men the same.

“26Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” – Matthew 6:26 (ESV)

Now, I know that the above was said by Jesus in the context of not being anxious and to know that the LORD provides for all. But here I see also that the LORD’s rescue of for all, even the birds as well as for the mighty men. I have to remember that the LORD cares for us all and that while I may not be the mighty man of God that David was, I am worth the redemption that comes from the LORD and He freely gives it to me.

We may not believe it, but all are worth the redemption that comes from the LORD. Even the mighty men of God who seemingly can save themselves will receive the freely given redemption. All men of God will be saved.

What is your view of the saving of mighty men? Should they fully save themselves? What if we looked at all men and worth the redemption and salvation given freely from God?