Readings for today: Isaiah 25:1-28:13, Galatians 3:10-22, Psalms 61, Proverbs 23:17-18
Some days are harder than others. Some days we wake up anxious and afraid. Some days we can barely drag ourselves out of bed. Some days we experience pain and suffering. Some days we feel hopeless and depressed. Some days everything seems to go wrong. Some days…
But there is another day coming. A day when all will be made new. Everything will be set right. Weeping and crying and suffering and pain will be no more. No more heartbreak. No more anxiety. No more fear. No more death. God Himself has guaranteed such a day! And on that day we will see His promises fulfilled!
“On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken.” (Isaiah 25:6-8)
“In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots and fill the whole world with fruit.” (Isaiah 27:6)
“In that day from the river Euphrates to the Brook of Egypt the Lord will thresh out the grain, and you will be gleaned one by one, O people of Israel. And in that day a great trumpet will be blown, and those who were lost in the land of Assyria and those who were driven out to the land of Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain at Jerusalem.” (Isaiah 27:12-13)
“In that day the Lord of hosts will be a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people, and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.” (Isaiah 28:5-6)
God is faithful! He will never fail. No matter what difficulties you may be facing in your life right now. No matter what challenges you struggle to overcome. No matter what fears grip your soul. No matter what anxieties threaten to paralyze you. God is with you! He is working on your behalf! He is for you not against you! Look to Him! Keep your eyes on Him! Focus all your attention on Him! Trust in His love. Seek His glory. Serve Him with gladness! Praise Him even in the midst of the storm. God will keep you. God will never leave you or forsake you. He is your strength when you are weak. He is your wisdom when you are foolish. He is your confidence when you are insecure. He is your hope when you feel despair. God keeps those “in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Him, because they trust in Him. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” (Isaiah 26:3-4)
Readings for tomorrow: Isaiah 28:14-30:11, Galatians 3:23-4:31, Psalms 62, Proverbs 23:19-21