Isaiah 54: 4-5 ” Do not be afraid; you will not suffer shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood. For your Maker is your husband – the Lord Almighty is His name – the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.”

If you’ve lost a spouse or gone through a divorce…you know exactly how it feels.  The loneliness and isolation are only compounded by the awkwardness of well-meaning friends.  Add to that the strict view of some Churches on divorce…you may have even been asked to leave your Church family all together.  So you try to cope with your loss as best as you can…struggling with fear and depression and feelings of self-defeat and failure.  But Isaiah is telling you here that your Creator, God Almighty,  is your husband (or spouse).  He is your Kinsman-Redeemer with a covenantal tie of love and loyalty only to you.  With God as your husband,  there’s no room anymore for those negative emotions of loss, shame, or rejection to fill your mind.  Yes, you may not be married in the legal sense…but you are espoused by a loving and faithful God.

Psalm 89:6 ” For Who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?”

As God expressed in Exodus 9:14, “There is no one like Me in all the earth.”  God is just that…incomparable, and matchless to anyone or thing we can imagine here on earth.  He is transcendent and beyond what our paltry human minds can contrive.  Look up into the sky today…take in the sheer vastness of it…now ponder, that’s just a tiny bit of God.

Job 21:22 “Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges even the highest?”

The very source of all truth comes from God.  No one teaches or advises Him.  He is the Supreme Ruler of both heaven and earth…and He governs justly to all.  No one is like our God, not one.  And for those who put their trust in Him…there is the promise of eternal life.

Deuteronomy 26:18 ” And the Lord has declared this day that you are His people, His treasured possession as He promised, and that you are to keep all His commands.”

Later, in Titus 2:14 it says, “Who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for Himself a people who are His very own, eager to do what is good.”  If as a Believer, we could fully grasp just how valued and cherished we are in the Lord’s sight, we would be radically changed.  But we can grasp it in a fashion.  Jesus Christ died in our place on that Cross…taking upon Himself our sins,  in order that we may have a pathway to God.  You want to know  how precious you are to the Lord?  Take a look at His hands and feet…He willingly endured that for you.

I Kings 8:23 ” O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below – You Who keep Your covenant of love with Your servants who continue wholeheartedly in Your way.”

He’s a promise keeping God.  If He’s said it…He’ll do it.  He’s also a faithful and trustworthy God…He will never go back on His promises.  Have you trusted Him for something lately?  Not just saying it,  but really standing on His Word and believing?  That kind of faith building strengthens our walk and allows us to rely on Him more.  And as we come to rely on Him more, our love for Him grows, and so does our trust.