The prophet Isaiah is one of the great biblical figures who accompany us during Advent. This prophet expresses the hope of Israel, shows the expectations of man 58, and announces their early fulfillment in the person of the Savior. We have no reason to doubt God. He will fulfill his promises, he will not be late. He who created heaven and earth has the power to redeem Israel. Today we hear Isaiah’s celebratory song in honor of God, who brings salvation through his Anointed One. The God of Israel is the Lord because he made everything and by his creative activity creates something completely new. God is one and exercises his rule over all of human history.
God’s power was manifested in the creation of the world, in which God gave it the noble task of being a dwelling place for man. The pinnacle of God’s sovereign rule is his desire and decision to save man and lead him to sincerely seek justice and goodness. This reveals a just God who can establish a relationship of community and covenant and become a Savior. God reigns supreme over the entire world and mankind, and nothing can resist his power. Although God’s action on behalf of his faithful is mysterious and hidden, before the eyes of all people God reveals his uniqueness and incomparability with anything else. This is the God whom Israel – God’s people – must make known to all other nations.
In these days, which prepare us for the birth of the Savior, in which heaven meets earth and divinity unites with humanity, let us call on the Lord with the prophet Isaiah for a mysterious exchange to take place: God becomes the son of man to make us, people God’s children. Even this certainty of faith does not prevent doubts and fears from arising in our hearts. Sometimes we can even feel that our life has no purpose. At this moment, there is nothing left but to immerse ourselves completely in prayer and turn to the Lord, because only in Him can we find victory and power.
