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Behold the Lord will come with a strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold his reward is with him. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. (Isaiah 40: 10-11)

This beautiful chapter is an encouragement to God’s people. It starts with “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith the Lord” in verse 1. It continues in verse 2 with “Speak comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” For all that Jerusalem had previously experienced the Lord was about to release double blessings to wipe out the tears from their eyes.

“Behold the Lord will come with a strong hand,” The lord always says what He means and says what He means. “Behold” simply means just that. It tells you that what is about to happen will be clear enough for you to see. Open your eyes and see the way the Lord will come with a strong hand. “And his arm shall rule for him: behold his reward is with him.” The arm of the Lord strong and does valiantly at all times especially when it is the set time for Him to show forth. The arm has the hand attached to it. Interestingly The Lord’s arm is not empty rather it has reward in it.

“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm,” The Lord cares for us as his children. We are the sheep of His pasture and the Lord our God and maker. He says he will feed us who are His flock like a shepherd would. Remember the Lord is our shepherd and we shall not want (Psalm 23:1). A shepherd keeps a very close eye on his flock. He knows the condition of each sheep in his herd. So is our God with us. He is so mindful of us. He knows us by name; He knows the number of strands of hair that are on your head.

“He shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom,” he will gather us as lambs with his arm. We know how helpless a lamb can be. There are times of helplessness in our lives. At such times the Lord becomes our present help in time of need. He gathers with his arm because while he gathers with his arm we are protected. He does not just stop at gathering; he goes further to carry us in His bosom. He brings us close enough to feel His heart beat towards us.

“And shall gently lead those that are with young.” Wait a minute! The Almighty is also concerned about those that are with young. We as parents are custodians of our children. Children are a gift from God. Many times in our parenting journey we run out of ideas. This part of the verse is there to encourage us that He that gave us children is also able to release wisdom as the need arises. So when next the tantrums arise; hand it over to the Lord. It helps.