Isa. 66:7-9

7 Before she travailed [chuwl], she brought forth [yalad]; before her pain [chebel] came [bow'], she was delivered [malat] of a man child [zakar].

8 Who hath heard [shama`] such a thing? who hath seen [ra'ah] such things? Shall the earth ['erets] be made to bring forth [chuwl] in one ['echad] day [yowm]? or shall a nation [gowy] be born [yalad] at once [pa`am]? for as soon as [gam] Zion [Tsiyown] travailed [chuwl], she brought forth [yalad] her children [ben].

9 Shall I bring to the birth [shabar], and not cause to bring forth [yalad]? saith ['amar] the LORD [Yahovah]: shall I ['aniy] cause to bring forth [yalad], and shut [`atsar] the womb? saith ['amar] thy God ['elohiym]. KJV-Interlinear

7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy. 8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? As soon as Zion travailed, she also brought forth her sons. 9 Shall I bring to the point of birth, and not give delivery? says the LORD. Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb? says your God. NASB

Who has ever heard of a birth before labor has begun? Who has ever heard of a son being born where there is no plan or pain in raising him up?

The word for travail is chuwl, which is exactly what it appears to be, namely the labor pains of a woman about to give birth. But the word for pain, chebel is a reference to a rope twisted for strength, a rope used in measuring something, a plan by which a son is brought into this world for the sole purpose of completing that plan.

That plan was measured out in eternity past. It was laid out in minute detail. A plan that when given to a contractor, complete with all materials and labor, moves ahead to complete the project.

From our own perspective, from the worlds point of view, can anything occur instantly? Can plants, crops, trees and such things, grow up to their full maturity in one day? Can a nation be born in an instant, into its fullness of existence, complete with its constitution, laws, court systems, road systems, and all of the details that go into the making of a nation?

And of course the answer to that is no.

Anything of value takes time. Trees do not grow up in a day. Nations do not spring up in the blink of an eye. Your life has to run its course, and Gods plan has a set time table as well.

In eternity past, God created the angels. He created them all at once. They did not begin with one angel and then have baby angels. They all came into existence at the very same moment.

Even though the angels were now created and lived in perfect harmony, God knew that there would come a time when problems, a confrontation would occur. God created the universe. The angels were witness to His awesome power. Even as smart as the angels are, far smarter than any human being, they had to have been impressed.

That did not last long. Lucifer rebelled, and was followed by all of the angels. Some followed in defiance, most followed in uncertainty. One-third of the angels remained against God, while the other two-thirds turned back to God.

A judgment had to occur. God controls the universe, and that is ruled by truth. There can be no place for truth and lies to exist side by side. Someone had to go. Lucifer, now Satan, finds himself on the losing end of that conflict.

But Satan and his followers are not yet in the Lake of Fire. They appealed. What gives you, O God, the right?

Now the history of humanity comes onto the scene to determine that answer and demonstrate Gods right and sovereignty.

From the time of Adam to our current year, just over 6000 years have passed.

We do not know how much longer our Church Age is scheduled to last, but at some point, our era will come to an end, with the Rapture. Then the Tribulation will be the resumption of the Age of Israel. It has seven more years to go.

Near the end of that time, the Tribulation, the world will be in total chaos. Death and destruction will be occurring at a furious pace, as humanity will be on the brink of annihilating itself into extinction.

There will be a remnant of folks who will be holding onto the promises of God, that He indeed will be coming back to save them. Uncertainty will no doubt enter into their minds, given their dire circumstances.

So now Isaiah assures them that God will not go through all of this history just to stop at the last moment. Just as a woman who is about to give birth, cannot jump up out of bed and change her mind, thus resetting the clock as though the pregnancy had never occurred, so God will not turn His back and let humanity become extinct.

No nation comes into being in an instant. The ultimate nation of God takes all of human history to bring it into existence.

Life was not created for no reason. The universe was not created for no reason. Humanity was not created for no reason. You were not created for no reason.

Christ did not go to the Cross for no reason.

There is a plan, Gods plan. It encompasses all of history and is extremely detailed. God did not begin all of this, just to stop arbitrarily, or quit.

God created you. At the moment of your birth, God created a soul, a vessel, a container, and imputed human life into that soul and put it into your itty-bitty baby body. He did not do that arbitrarily, nor randomly, nor spontaneously. He included you in His divine plan in eternity past, and now here you are.

God has a plan for your life. That plan is not arbitrary, not dependent of chance or luck. God has a specific plan for your life. You of course, can function in His plan perfectly through obedience to His mandates, that is growing up spiritually, or you can go your own way, and throw your life away.

But no matter what your circumstances are in life, no matter whether you are a quadriplegic or a rock star, so long as you are alive and breathing, God still has a plan for you. A very good plan. And that plan is not dependent on who you are, not dependent on what your abilities are, not dependent on the circumstances of your life.

All that is required of you is to be positive toward God and toward doctrine, and God will do all the rest.

To do things in life on your own will give you guaranteed failure. To pursue you spiritual life and allow God to guide you through life will give you guaranteed success.

Now for one last thought. Isaiah mentions the birth of a son. This has two implications. The first is the birth of Christ. The second is your birth.

In ancient times, when a family had children born to them, the birth of a son was celebrated more than the birth of a daughter. The son meant the perpetuation of the family name and so forth. Male children were always valued more than the females.

Using that concept, you are a child of God when you believed in Christ. But not just a child, you are looked upon as a first born male child. Through your faith, there is great celebration. Through your re-birth, you become heir with Christ, just as a son historically is treated as the sole heir of his parents estate.

So through this analogy, you are extremely important in Gods plan. You are not here accidentally, nor are you here as an oversight, nor are you intended to be here just as filler for history. Although a lot of people make themselves into historical filler by their very dis-interest in the one true God and His Word.

Your very existence elevates your position, far above that which the angels cannot even imagine.

Now is the time to post a prayer.