Our reward

Isaiah 40

Isaiah was telling people of the greatness of God.  He also told them of their inequality to God.  He told them how strong and powerful God is, which was meant to show how weak and small we are.  He told us we are like specks of dust to God.  But then, in the last few verses, Isaiah reminds the people that God gives strength and power to those who are weak.  So, if we ask, God will give strength and power to any one of us.

I keep going back to this verse:

40:10  Look, the Lord God is coming with power to rule all the people.  Look, he will bring reward for his people; he will have their payment with him.

Where does this power come from?  What is our reward?  I wonder if there is hidden meaning in these verses, which explains...  Jesus.  Jesus had power, although He sometimes appeared weak.  He healed many people, He claimed the power to forgive sin (which was one of the ways He claimed to be God, as only God can forgive sin).  His miracles were for the people to see, to help them believe.  He physically showed His power.  Then, He passed this power onto us, in the form of the Holy Spirit, our Helper.

And what is our reward? I think our reward is actually death.  Jesus took our payment of death on the cross for our sin.  He "had our payment with Him."  And since he "had our payment with Him," our reward turns into life, once we trust in Him, trust that His death on the cross was in payment of our sin, and that His resurrection shows His power over death.  Since He died for all men, each one of us as individuals, He rules over all people, whether we choose life or death, eternity in Heaven or...  not.

I am weak and God is strong.  I choose Jesus' power.  I choose His strength.  I want Jesus' strength and power to show over my weakness.  I choose life.