Don’t You Know Who God Is? (Isaiah 40:28-29)

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. ²⁹He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. —Isaiah 40:28-29

The book of Isaiah is marked by the lofty themes of God’s holiness and justice as well as His redeeming love for His own. The question is raised, “how can a holy and just God love sinful people?” It is answered by Isaiah 53 as we behold our suffering Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. It is within this tension of holiness and love, of justice and redemption that we arrive at the rich plains of Isaiah 40.

Here God is revealed in truth, as we are. He is the mighty, holy, and loving Creator. We are the utterly dependent creatures. Additionally we behold rich promises from God and we remember that these promises “find their Yes in [Jesus]” (2 Corinthians 1:20), as they have been purchased by His blood.

Who God Is

Isaiah, in essence, asks God’s people in astonishment “don’t you know who God is?” Then he answers his own question by stating truth about the LORD, saying:

1. The Lord is everlasting (He not only has no end, but He also has no beginning)

2. He is the Creator of the ends of the earth

3. He never faints or grows weary

4. His understanding is beyond measure

5. He gives power to the faint and increases strength to those who have no might

As you consider truth about God, also consider this: the opposite of every one of those truths reveal who we are:

1. We have a beginning and our existence is dependent upon Another

2. We are merely creatures

3. We faint and grow weary

4. Our understanding is limited

5. We are unable to increase the strength of others as we are without might ourselves

   
   

Turn to God in Prayer

Ask God to grant you grace to commune with Him in humility as you meditate on who He is and what He has done for you.

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