I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted

— Job 42:2

The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?

— Isaiah 14:27

I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

— Isaiah 46:10

The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands

— Psalm 138:8

5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

— Psalm 146:5-6

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

— Isaiah 40:31

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

In the long human history, God’s people have had much to celebrate. Sustained by internal joy that transcends external challenges, God’s people can place their hope not in comfort or ease but in a God who cannot be thwarted by any enemy. We believers do not rely on emotional or physical fortitude, intelligence, or favorable circumstances to experience God’s sustaining power. God upholds His children through brutal trials and desperate times.

And we still live in a world surrounded by people crushed by burdens, weighed down by sin, and needing rescue only God can bring. People still languish under the tyranny of mere humans who deem themselves powerful. God is always at work in our upside-down world. God raises up individuals to serve Him in extraordinary ways. He positions people in all different places to accomplish eternal work that may go obvious or unnoticed. In every case, God is always the hero of His story. God does His perfect work through imperfect people. All the glory belongs to God.