Isaiah 57

To me, one of the most wonderful things about God is that He isn’t a snob. No matter who we are, no matter where we’ve come from, no matter what we’ve done, when God looks at us, He sees one of His precious children. There is nothing in Him that is aloof or standoffish. He has no interest in maintaining a pecking order in His creation. He will stoop to relate to His creatures anywhere, anytime.

This is the message He sent through Isaiah: “For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: ‘I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.’” (vs 15)

Because God occupies the high, holy place, He is more than willing to come down to meet us where we are. He doesn’t humble Himself in spite of being God. He humbles Himself because He is God. This is a character trait of God’s and a principle of His kingdom: the more exalted a position one holds, the more willing he is to serve. (That’s why there will never be a greater servant than God in the universe. He is the most exalted; by default, then, He is also the greatest servant.)

Jesus proved that there is no person not worth reaching out to; there is no job too insignificant for Him to do; there is no detail too small to escape His notice. Instead of using His position, power, and authority for His benefit, He uses it for our benefit. There is nothing He won’t do for us.

God is not a snob. He doesn’t pass by the “little guy.” He is all for the “little guy.” The “high and holy place” He loves to dwell is the “contrite and lowly” heart of His most fragile creature. As far as He’s concerned, that is a throne fit for a King.