My uncle in 2008 used the term “unprecedented times” and honestly I wasn’t in a position then to really understand what he meant.

Fast-forward 12 years and a pandemic later I now understand “unprecedented times”. No where ever did anyone see that the world could or would stop. But is has. Governments, companies, schools and people thought that their lives would continue on as status quo. The world stopped. People died. People scrambled.

This is much how I see Isaiah (Prophets pages 76-97). People became full of themselves and their abilities. Moving in the world as if they are untouchable. God has used people and circumstances since the beginning of time to get their attention. “Get God on the Whisper” is something I have told my kids since they were little.

The upside of a pandemic is that in many ways we have had to slow down. No commuting to work, racing to children’s sports or social commitments. Many of us have been giving the gift of time.

Time to be still and listen.

Lean in.

Closer.

He is whispering to you.

Can you hear him?

Isaiah 25:1 “Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things you have planned long ago.