Isaiah 45:2-3. I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in piece the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
Whenever God calls a man to do any work, however difficult and even impossible it may seem to be, he will certainly accomplish it, because he will have God with him. The Lord will gird his loins, and make him strong, and all the forces of providence shall work towards the accomplishment of the divine end. Has God given thee any work to do? It may be a much easier task than that of Cyrus; so, as the Lord enabled him to succeed in his great enterprise, thou mayest have confidence that his power is sufficient to give success to thee also. It may seem to be presumption for thee to undertake such a work; yet, if thou art called of God to do it, go on without a shadow of doubt, for he will make the crooked places straight, and break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron. We must not forget that, whatever God did in relation to Cyrus, was done with an eye to the welfare of his own people.
Isaiah 45:2-3. I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in piece the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
Whenever God calls a man to do any work, however difficult and even impossible it may seem to be, he will certainly accomplish it, because he will have God with him. The Lord will gird his loins, and make him strong, and all the forces of providence shall work towards the accomplishment of the divine end. Has God given thee any work to do? It may be a much easier task than that of Cyrus; so, as the Lord enabled him to succeed in his great enterprise, thou mayest have confidence that his power is sufficient to give success to thee also. It may seem to be presumption for thee to undertake such a work; yet, if thou art called of God to do it, go on without a shadow of doubt, for he will make the crooked places straight, and break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron. We must not forget that, whatever God did in relation to Cyrus, was done with an eye to the welfare of his own people.