Tell It on the Mountains
January 1, 2012 at 1:33 am WSC
“…though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
says the LORD, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10
This is my confirmation verse. At the time, I was living in the Midwest and my concept of mountains was those upside-down V’s that primary school students use to depict mountains in their drawings. Since then, I’ve seen God’s majestic mountains—fold after fold, hill after hill, and peak after peak. I’ve seen mountains blasted away to make room for roads and development. Yet, no mortal could shake a mountain. It is humanly impossible.
God, however, can shake and move the mountains he created. Think of how the mountain shook when God gave us his law. Think of earthquakes that ripple and change the earth’s geography. Our almighty Creator is entirely capable of shaking the mountains and removing the hills for his good purpose.
Yet, our almighty God says that his unfailing love for us will not be shaken. This is his mercy, his grace, his undeserved love for everyone. He saw our helplessness and sent his Son to live and die for us. We have done nothing to deserve his mercy. God sees our misdeeds and our missed deeds, yet he gives us his unfailing love—a gift—free!
God also promises us peace. God’s covenant of peace is one-sided. He did it all. This is the peace that passes all our understanding—that because of Jesus, we are at peace with God Even now he is preparing a home for us in heaven.
All these promises are from the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. He is our sure hope for now and eternity.
Dear LORD, don’t let us keep this good news of your unfailing love and your covenant of peace to ourselves, but let us “Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills, and everywhere, that God sent us salvation in Jesus Christ, our LORD.” Amen.
by Ruth Schossow, Grand Canyon Circuit
