Nothing insurmountable

UV 464/10,000 Nothing insurmountable Isa 45:2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: The Lord promises to go ahead of us to straighten our paths, to break down the obstructions, obstacles and seemingly insurmountable barriers on our paths. These are the paths that lead us back to God, our Creator and Father, our Lord and Redeemer. These are the paths that lead us away from the ways of the world and our short-sighted tunnel vision. The obstacles and barriers are the strongholds of disbelief that keep us from fulfilling our purpose or achieving our goals as part of the overarching purpose and will of God. The systems of the world are crooked. As a result, the children of God are often confronted with seemingly insurmountable situations in life where we have to choose between following the ways of God or to follow the ways of the world. But, the Lord knows our situations. He will find a way for us where no way exists. His presence will go ahead of us as a path-breaker and path-maker. The gates of brass are the hardened attitudes and actions of people we are dealing with. The bars of iron are the dead habits that limit our growth. It also stands for the persecution and opposition believers inevitably face in their lives. Over and over again, the Lord will demonstrate in our lives how nothing is insurmountable with Him. The Sovereign Lord does not say , “ I will send my angels or messengers before us.” Instead, it is a personal commitment, “ I will go before you.” We need to have this assurance that as He is with us, nothing is insurmountable. We only need to be aware of the crookedness or unrighteousness of the world around us. We need to distance ourselves from it and ask the Lord for help to deal with it. We need to identify the closed and barred gates placed in our paths, intentionally and willfully by those who oppose us both in the spirit world and in the real world. The Lord will break and tear asunder these obstacles and obstructions. These are very strong verbs indicative of the manifestation of the mighty power of Almighty God in our lives. Prateep V Philip