One of the cures for our despondency is often to recognize that we have let go of the sense of the majesty of our God. Now I am not denying for a moment that this majestic God is also the God who heals the brokenhearted and who binds up their wounds. I am not denying that for a minute. But if we are not careful, sometimes we can concentrate so much on that, that we almost conceive of our God as a sort of fuzzy father figure who is basically just an emotional pacifier for his few devotees. We must realize that if we are going to have the sovereign comfort of the binding up of the brokenhearted, we must realize that it is precisely this majestic, sovereign God that reaches down to do it. He is no international religious whip. Earlier in Isaiah 40:1–31, there is that Advent passage that talks about
Dale Ralph Davisthe Lord God who gathers his lambs in his arm and carries them in his bosom.Every one of God's despairing people ought to delight in what that tells you of your God. But what about the verse that preceded it? It said this:look, the Lord God comes with might and his arm rules for him.That strong arm, not a flabby weak arm, but that strong arm that rules for him, also gathers his lambs in his arms and carries them in his bosom. You may need to catch a fresh glimpse of the majesty, of the bigness of God with Zerubbabel - how sovereign God is.1
21 Parle à Zorobabel, gouverneur de Juda, et dis:J'ébranlerai les cieux et la terre;