http://chapteraday.harvestreston.org/index.php/isaiah-54/ Daily devotional thoughts following a chapter a day Bible reading program. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://chapteraday.harvestreston.org/index.php/isaiah-54/#comment-728 Steven Ochocki Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:21:05 +0000 http://chapteraday.harvestreston.org/?p=1196#comment-728 It is remarkable how much the Lord loves us. He always blesses and protects those that honor Him. In this situation, He is giving encouragement, through Isaiah, to those that follow Him and are in a state of distress. As Tommy points out- being barren is the “worst thing.” Yet, the Holy One of Israel wants His people to celebrate in this distressing state. He tells them to “sing and shout.” Singing and shouting is the most obvious technique to express joy. Main point- Our Lord is good and He loves us. Thus, we must take this to heart in the good and bad. We must have joy when we are “barren.” Our Lord always gives the strength to handle our “worst things.” In the end we are blessed in ways we cannot imagine. And, in the end we get to spend eternity with Him. Remember that when your day goes wrong. It is remarkable how much the Lord loves us. He always blesses and protects those that honor Him. In this situation, He is giving encouragement, through Isaiah, to those that follow Him and are in a state of distress. As Tommy points out- being barren is the “worst thing.” Yet, the Holy One of Israel wants His people to celebrate in this distressing state. He tells them to “sing and shout.” Singing and shouting is the most obvious technique to express joy. Main point- Our Lord is good and He loves us. Thus, we must take this to heart in the good and bad. We must have joy when we are “barren.” Our Lord always gives the strength to handle our “worst things.” In the end we are blessed in ways we cannot imagine. And, in the end we get to spend eternity with Him. Remember that when your day goes wrong.

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