Tuesday
Read Isaiah 35:1-10
35 The desert will rejoice,
and flowers will bloom in the wilderness.
2 The desert will
sing and shout for joy;
it will be as beautiful as the Lebanon Mountains
and as fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon.
Everyone will see the Lord’s
splendour,
see his greatness and power.
3 Give strength to
hands that are tired
and to knees that tremble with weakness.
4 Tell everyone who
is discouraged,
“Be strong and don’t be afraid!
God is coming to your rescue, coming to punish your
enemies.”
5 The blind will be
able to see,
and the deaf will hear.
6 The lame will leap
and dance,
and those who cannot speak will shout for joy.
Streams of water will flow through the desert;
7 the burning
sand will become a lake,
and dry land will be filled with springs.
Where jackals used to live, marsh grass and reeds will grow.
8 There will be a
highway there, called “The Road of Holiness”.
No sinner will ever travel that road; no fools will mislead
those who follow it.y
9 No lions will be there;
no fierce animals will pass that way.
Those whom the Lord
has rescued will travel home by that road.
10 They will reach
Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy.
They will be happy for ever, for ever free from sorrow and
grief. [1]
Think
This word from Isaiah is worth meditation. Imagine the desert transformed. Imagine an easy road to Jerusalem. For the people hearing this word it probably
sounded too optimistic. But God did clear
the way for the exiles back to return to Jerusalem. God still makes ways for us.
Pray
Lord, when the way forward seems too difficult for me. Help me to hear Isaiah’s hopefulness. Clear a path before me Lord; and help me to
complete my journey to you.
Amen.
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