"For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not" (Isaiah 30:15).
When the Lord gave this exhortation through the prophet Isaiah the people of God, in fear of their enemies (Assyrians), had turned to Egypt for security. In doing so they not only experienced further oppression from Egypt but forfeited the help that only God could give them. Despite their rebellious ways, the Lord called them to repent of their sin and turn to him again, but they would not. What a God we serve that even in our rebellious ways the Lord calls us to return to Him in repentance that he might deliver us from our backward and destructive ways.
In God's call for His people to turn to him again we find a key to experiencing the strength of the Lord. The Lord said through the mouth of Isaiah, "In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." We must learn to get away from all the clamor of this world and get alone with God. Through the Psalmist the Lord exhorts us to "Be still and know that I am God." Take the time to get quiet enough to hear the voice of the almighty and know with great confidence that he is a trustworthy God.
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