A man worried constantly about everything. Then one day his friends heard him whistling happily and looking noticeably relaxed. What happened? they asked him in astonishment.
He said, Im paying a man to do my worrying for me.
How much do you pay him? they asked.
Two thousand dollars a week, he replied.
Wow! How can you afford that?
I cant, he said, but thats his worry.
While this humorous way to handle stress doesnt work in real life, as Gods children we can turn our worries over to Someone who has everything perfectly under control evenespeciallywhen we feel it is not.
The prophet Isaiah reminds us that God brings out the stars and calls them all by name (40:25-26). Because of his great power and mighty strength not one of them is missing (v. 26). And just as God knows the stars by name, He knows us individually and personally. We are each under His watchful care (v. 27).
If we are inclined to worry, we can turn that worry over to the Lord. He is never too weary or too tired to pay attention to us. He has all wisdom and all power, and He loves to use it on our behalf. The Holy One who directs the stars has His loving arms around us.
The title the Holy One or the Holy One of Israel is the common designation for God in Isaiah, occurring about 26 times. This title is often accompanied by other names, such as the Lord Almighty (5:24; 47:4), the Light of Israel (10:17), the Mighty God (10:21), Maker (17:7; 45:11; 54:5), the Sovereign Lord (30:15), Savior (43:3), Israels Creator, your King (43:15), and the God of all the earth (54:5). In calling God the Holy One of Israel, Isaiah extols His complete holiness. Yet within the same breath Isaiah speaks of God as the Redeemer, celebrating His tender mercy and compassion (41:14; 54:5; 59:20; 60:16). Sim Kay Tee