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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span and weighed the mountains in scales. Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the Inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers. Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? Isaiah 40:12-28.
The greatness of the Lord is indescribable and incomprehensible. However sublimely Isaiah speaks of it, it is yet only a drop in the ocean, a grain of sand among the worlds. Who would think that He, concerning whom the prophet here speaks, is the same one whom he in the fifty-third chapter describes in a far different manner? And yet even on the cross He is none other than He who sits upon the circle of the earth and encompasses heaven and earth. Even as our Savior’s greatness, omnipotence and sublimity must inspire awe for we are but dust as against Him so must that which He has wrought for us in the flesh, as described in the chapter of Isaiah just mentioned, fill us with confidence, love, praise and joy. Behold, the great God, who measures the waters "in the hollow of His hand," and metes out heaven "with the span," stretches forth His hands and allows them to be pierced for our sake. He, before whom all nations are as a drop in a bucket, gives His last drop of blood for them, that He might by His blood and death draw them all to Himself and win them. What are we to admire the more His exaltation or His humiliation? Which are we to worship the more His power or His love? Undoubtedly both with like joy and thanksgiving. All that He is. He is for us and will continue to be for us forever; for His power and love do not become weary, neither do they faint.
Holy Ghost, with light divine.
Shine upon this heart of mine;
Chase the shades of night away.
Turn my darkness into day.
Let me see my Savior’s face,
Let me all His beauties trace;
Show those glorious truths to me,
Which are only known to Thee.
