Take Comfort

In Isaiah 40 God through His prophet tells His people that they can--and should--find their comfort in Him. And then He tells them why:

"I AM the God of forgiveness--the God who forgives the unworthy; the God who forgives your sin, your iniquity, and your transgressions. The God who forgives you for everything.
I AM the God of activity--tireless, never weary of doing good for My people, always at work exercising My sovereign will.
I AM the God of glory--all the nations of the world will one day recognize My presence; they and their leaders are to Me, at the height of their power, no more significant than a drop in the bucket--and even that is an exaggeration. I do not tremble at their arrogance. I laugh in scorn.
I AM the God of faithfulness--My Word, every word of it, can be trusted completely--every jot and tittle, every promise.
I AM the God who communicates with man; the God of good news--good news to be shouted from the mountaintops.
I AM the God of power--your Captain--yet, I exercise My omnipotence through gentleness, through rewarding My children in the here and now.
I AM the God of love who shepherds My people, meeting their every need, leading them every day, scattering the wolves, in the darkness of their nights guarding the entrance to the fold with My very presence.
I AM the God of majesty--I measure the immeasurable.
I AM the God of wisdom--infinite and inscrutable wisdom--I answer to no one; all must--and will--answer to Me.
I AM the Holy God--there is none like Me; "to whom then will you liken God?" is the rhetorical question of the ages.
I AM the God of creation--the stars that man cannot even begin to count, I know by name--I named them all. I tend to them all.
I AM the God of renewal--I delight in strengthening those who wait in confidence on Me; I delight in strengthening you--and My supply of strength is limitless."

Yes, He is the God who cares. He is your God, this God who calls out to His people--shouts out to His people--"Take comfort in Who I AM. Do not wallow in the hideous lie of self-pity."

I would be found, always, "leaning on the Everlasting Arms." "Safe and secure from all alarms." Comforted in all my tribulations.