Do you not know?

Isaiah 40:28 (NIV)
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

When Isaiah asked the Israelites this question it was a rebuke of sorts - "Do you not know?  Have you not heard?".  Of course they knew, and for sure they heard, for from childhood Hebrew children were taught about their God.  But they forgot.  Just like us!  If we're humble enough to admit it.
Peter had a similar rebuke from the Lord.  He had just seen the Lord walk on water, seen His power, and for a few steps actually began walking with the Lord.
Matthew 14:29-31 (NIV)
29 "Come," he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"


Imagine, Peter had just seen the power of Jesus, and yet he had a moment of doubt.  Just like us!  How the Lord has to remind us time and again who He is.  


I had a similar rebuke through an experience my daughter had while in her "OJT" (on the job training) in Singapore.  As a parent you're used to keeping track of your kids - what time they leave and come back home, how they're feeling, giving them medicine when they're sick, making sure they have all that they need.  All of that was cut from me when my daughter left for Singapore!  I just have to trust in the Lord to take care of her (as if it was not the Lord who was taking care of her when she was here with us...how we forget!)
But it's easy to say you trust in the Lord, and actually know it, feel it, see it.  There would be days where she would not text, or go on line and keep in touch with us. And I would wonder how she is, if she reached her dorm safe, if she was tired or sick or if she needed something!
And then something happened that God used to rebuke me.  Here are excerpts of a message she sent to me:
"cried while walking in the rain on my way home, not because I was sad or cause I got wet in the rain (I forgot my umbrella!), but because I felt so protected and loved by God. grabe dad, While it was raining (to me this was a miracle), i noticed that i didn't get soaked even though the rain was really pouring around me, only a few drops lang talaga! dad grabe, i really cried talaga. it felt like God's hand was actually above me protecting me from the rain. It really touched my heart. :) you really don't have to worry about anything dad, see how he takes care of me. :)


Wow, what an experience she had!  The Lord was showing her that He was with her.  And He used this to remind me of who I should be trusting in.   When I read the last line of her message it was as if it was the Lord speaking to me - "you really don't have to worry about anything dad, see how he takes care of me. :)".


The words of Isaiah echo in my heart - "Do you not know?  Have you not heard?"... Ouch.  Sorry, Lord, many times I forget.  I thank God that through that miracle in Jenina's life He reminded me of who He is.  That's how loving and faithful our God is - even when we forget He reminds us, together, of course, with a loving rebuke.


2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)
7 We live by faith, not by sight.