When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end— Isaiah 43:2 The Message

Why does the Lord remind us constantly who He is? He was always reminding His covenant-breaking family when they turned to empty gods and even emptier promises. God knows exactly what we are feeling and thinking when we wander off the path. When the covenant-drifters ran into a dead-end, they would ask and beg for God’s forgiveness and promise not to stray again. But they would. He knows without Him, without faith in Him, without trusting Him, we will run aground, just like they did over and over. God should have walked away, let em go, and maybe call the whole thing a bust. How many times did He remind them, and even clear the way back for their lives? How many times will He remind you? 

Jesus described how much we are to forgive when someone asks as 70 x 70. It is an unimaginable number. Without Him, without faith in Him, without trusting Him, others will reach the end of your rope, and you’ll let them go. You’ll think you’ve done your part, exhausted your patience, and just say no more. A long time ago, the Lord promised men and women just like you, He would not let go. He would be with them when life, sin, and chaos would overwhelm them. He knew the condition of their hearts and how messed up life becomes away from Him. He found them, rescued them, redeemed them, and restored them. He hasn’t changed the formula. They wondered what their Redeemer looked like, you don’t have to. Jesus is at the end of your rope. It only takes a moment … 

You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule. Matthew 5:3 The Message