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Carried, Sustained, and Rescued

“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.  I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” 
– Isaiah 46:4 (NIV)

What an amazing set of promises from the God of the universe!  He is the creator of all things and is in perfect control of such an amazing expanse of space, that we cannot even begin to comprehend its size and magnitude!  Yet, he reminds us, here in Isaiah, that he not only made us, but he continues to carry, sustain, and rescue us throughout our lives to the very end. 

I like how Eugene Peterson puts it in his translation of this verse in “The Message,” “I’ll be there bearing you when you’re old and gray.  I’ve done it and will keep on doing it, carrying you on my back, saving you.”  God has already carried us, sustained us, and rescued us up to this very point in our lives and he promises that he will keep on doing it!  God is running on a perfect record, a record that we can bank on.  Through all of the stresses, obstacles, and pitfalls that are presented to us in our daily lives, we have a savior who we can cling to knowing that he will carry us, sustain us, and rescue us every single day in every single situation.

Praise God for his goodness and the love that he shows us by fulfilling this amazing promise found in Isaiah!
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