Today’s first Scripture reading, Is. 40: 25-31, begins with “To whom can you liken me as an equal?” In another part of Isaiah, we read: “I am Yahweh, there is no other” (Is. 45:5). Hear Jesus say to you: “I created you in God’s image and likeness. I redeemed you by sacrificing my life in obedience to My Father and yours. No one else could rescue you or humankind from the eternal distance and perpetual darkness disobedience to one’s Creator causes.” No one could restore the shattered relationship of humankind with God except One who is God. “I am God; there is no other.” God creates the darkness, (cf Is 45:7) the chaos, the woe that envelopes the person who chooses to commit evil, to walk the path of disobedience. God is the One who restores a sinner’s relationship with God when that person repents. The act of repentance opens the person’s heart, my heart, to Christ’s redeeming graces: darkness turns into light; chaos into order; ugliness into beauty; sin into holiness. “I am God; there is no other” (Is. 44:6). “To whom can you liken me as an equal? (Is. 40: 25)? O God, how great Thou art! And You don’t ever “grow weary” (Is 40:28) of this redemptive grace with sinners, like me.
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