Everlasting God

This text begins in despair. Israel is feeling overlooked by God. We can relate to periods of exile and captivity like Israel was experiencing. However, the shift from our problems to God’s solution is evident. There is a God. This God is not like us. He does not quit. He does not grow tired. He does not faint or become exhausted. This God is strong. This is an eternal God. Verse 31 contains the key word: “Wait.” God will supply our need. God, who is rich in mercy and grace, will come to our rescue. Paul described his feelings of struggle (2 Corinthians 1:8-11 and 2 Corinthians 4:7-18). He was no superhero. He was weak and vulnerable. He needed his friends to pray for him. He also offered some good words to the church in Romans 12:12-13, “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.” Paul had confidence that when he died, he would go to heaven. He described this confidence in the very last recorded words we have from him in 2 Timothy 4.

- Pastor Tom Harrison