Be Still And Know

READ: Isaiah 46:4 NLT 'I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.' I have huge respect for many people but at the top of my list come carers. I am constantly amazed by the way in which so many people pour out their lives to support other people. They give up their own convenience and opportunities in order to give their love to others. It is impossible to know the exact number of carers but we are told that it might exceed 8 million people in the UK, and so I am absolutely sure that this describes many of you. Today’s verse focuses attention on the supreme carer – God himself. He is the pre-eminent carer because he never sleeps and there is no limit to his wisdom and strength. And, amazingly, he is the carer for all of us. Whatever our needs he is able to reach out to us and give us the support we need, from the time when we were born to the time when we have white hair. That is now a fitting descrip