Our God is More than Able

Bible Text: Isaiah 59:1

There are times when we experience a disconnection from God. We feel a sense of seperation.

When we lead a life that does not please God, we hand over the seat of our hearts to sin. God and sin cannot dwell in the same heart. This causes a seperation between us and God.

Mostly in these situations we think that God is the one not acting to deliver us in certain situations. According to Isaiah it is we who have allowed sin to seperate us from our God.
"Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to ear. But your iniquities have seperated you from God; your sins have hidden his face from you so that he will not hear." (Isaiah 59:1-2)

We can see in a clear example of when the presence of God leaves due to sin. Eli had not dealt properly with the way his sons misconducted themselves in the temple. God through Samuel had revealed what was to take place due to this sin. Israel would lose drastically in the battle they were to fight. Eventually when the war came Israel was defeated, The Ark of the covenant was captured and Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas were killed. Upon hearing this news Eli fell backwards and died. and the wife of Phinehas died after giving birth to their son.(1 Samuel 4) She named him Ichabod for she said: "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.” (1 Samuel 4:22)

It is indeed a dreadful thing when God's presence departs. There is a good news however. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all iniquities. (1 John 1:19)

God's hands are never too short to save us nor his ears too dull to hear us. Let us ask God daily to examine us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Search me, O God, and know my heart!

  Try me and know my thoughts!

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And see if there be any grievous way in me,

    and lead me in the way everlasting!

Prayer: Lord Jesus, I commit my life in your hands. Search my heart O Lord, and lead me in the path that leads to you.

And unto Him who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we could ever ask or think, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.

Amen!