When I see evil sweeping across our land I’m often prompted to cry out with Isaiah, “Oh, that you, God, would rend the heavens and come down!”  Or when I see the church impotent in the face of the challenges before her, I am prompted to cry out, “Oh, that you, God, would rend the heavens and come down!”  Even more so, when at times I see the coldness or indifference of my own heart, “Oh, that you, God, would rend the heavens and come down!” 

Isaiah continues in verse 4, “Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.”  That’s the secret.  Cry out to God to come down and act.  Then wait on Him.

So often we become impatient.  We think God should come through for us because of our efforts at living righteously.  Then, as we wait in His presence it becomes apparent we have failed.  In fact, Isaiah says, “all our righteous acts are like filthy rags.”  God doesn’t act because we’re righteous.  He acts because He is our Father.  Listen to verse 8, “O Lord, you are our Father.  We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.”  That’s the additional key.  

Cry out to God to come down and act.  Wait on Him.  Be pliable clay in His hands.  Then yield to the loving touch, and sometimes firm pressure, of the potter’s hand.  Let Him mold you into a vessel that’s fit for His use.  Trust Him.