"AND I WILL DO IT!"

Isaiah 46:8-11                 (ESV)

"8 REMEMBER THIS AND STAND FIRM, recall it to mind, you transgressors, 

9 remember the former things of old; FOR I AM GOD, and THERE IS NO OTHER; I am GOD, and THERE IS NONE LIKE ME, 

10 declaring the end from the  beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'MY counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all MY purpose,' 

11 calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, "AND I WILL DO IT!"

Isaiah 41:-10                  (ESV)

"fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your GOD; I WILL STRENGTHEN YOU, I will help you, I will uphold you with MY righteous right hand."

One of the hardest verses in the Holy Bible for me to read is Psalms 27:14, "Wait for the LORD"!    Patience has never been a virtue of mine.  The phrase "making something happen" should have been my part of my name as I have always had a tendency to be doing something, "even if it's wrong"!  The thing is, when GOD desires to do a work in your life, HE generally requires no assistance!

When the children of Israel were about to cross the Red Sea in Exodus 14:14, GOD told them "The LORD will fight for you, and YOU HAVE ONLY TO BE SILENT!"  GOD will not share HIS glory with anything or anyone (Isaiah 42:8)!  HE only requires us to be obedient to HIM.  One of my biggest challenges has been moving TOO FAST to be able to hear from GOD.  Sometimes GOD uses strange and drastic things in our lives to accomplish HIS Plan.  Being able to recognize HIM, and HIS working in our lives, is a vital part of following HIM.

GOD is GOD and the only thing HE cannot do is be unholy.  In everything HE is Holy and good.  The thing is, mankind sometimes can't see HIS Holiness because we are inherently wicked (Jeremiah 17:9).  But we can't be "good enough" on our own, we have to TRUST IN HIM and HIS saving abilities.  No matter what GOD assigns you to perform, know that with HIM "ALL THINGS" are possible (Matthew 19:26) and HE doesn't require assistance from me!

"AND I WILL DO IT" is not a conditional promise.  The fact is in the next two verses GOD declares ""Listen to me, YOU STUBBORN OF HEART, you who are far from righteousness: I bring near MY righteousness; it is not far off, and MY salvation will not delay; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel MY glory."  Not because Israel was worthy of anything, but because of HIS glory did GOD choose to show HIMSELF to Israel.  

Wanting to see GOD do a work isn't a bad thing.  However, waiting for GOD to work in HIS timing is something we MUST become comfortable with.  When GOD says "AND I WILL DO IT" we don't have to be concerned that HE will not remember.   When the a Creator of the Universes says "AND I WILL DO IT" you can rest assured it will happen.......in HIS timing!!!