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ISAIAH 54
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But it was the Lord’s good plan to
crush him
and cause him grief.
Yet when his life is made an offering for sin,
he will have many descendants.
He will enjoy a long life,
and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in
his hands.
When he sees all that is accomplished by
his anguish,
he will be satisfied.
And because of his experience,
my righteous servant will make it
possible
for many to be counted righteous,
for he will bear all their sins.
I will give him the honors of a victorious
soldier,
because he exposed himself to death.
He was counted among the rebels.
He bore the sins of many and interceded
for rebels.
Future Glory for Jerusalem
1 “Sing, O childless woman,
you who have never given birth!
Break into loud and joyful song,
O Jerusalem,
you who have never been in labor.
For the desolate woman now has more
children
than the woman who lives with her
husband,”
says the Lord.
2 “Enlarge your house; build an addition.
Spread out your home, and spare no
expense!
3 For you will soon be bursting at the
seams.
Your descendants will occupy other
nations
and resettle the ruined cities.
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“Fear not; you will no longer live in shame.
Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace
for you.
You will no longer remember the shame of
your youth
and the sorrows of widowhood.
For your Creator will be your husband;
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
the God of all the earth.
For the Lord has called you back from
your grief—
as though you were a young wife
abandoned by her husband,”
says your God.
“For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with great compassion I will take
you back.
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In a burst of anger I turned my face away
for a little while.
But with everlasting love I will have
compassion on you,”
says the Lord, your Redeemer.
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“Just as I swore in the time of Noah
that I would never again let a flood
cover the earth,
so now I swear
that I will never again be angry and
punish you.
For the mountains may move
and the hills disappear,
but even then my faithful love for you will
remain.
My covenant of blessing will never be
broken,”
says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
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“O storm-battered city,
troubled and desolate!
I will rebuild you with precious jewels
and make your foundations from lapis
lazuli.
I will make your towers of sparkling rubies,
your gates of shining gems,
and your walls of precious stones.
I will teach all your children,
and they will enjoy great peace.
• Loneliness
I S A I A H 54:10
There is a sense of loneliness that
sweeps over us when we realize how
short our own lives are and how temporary many things that are important to
us, like jobs and homes, truly are. And
when we see the devastation of natural
disasters and contemplate the potential
waste caused by nuclear weapons, we
wonder if there is anything in the universe
we can lay hold of that will offer us some
security and sense of permanence.
In a troubled time for the people of God,
God assured the prophet Isaiah that there
was one thing that would always exist—
God’s faithful love for his people. In a
dangerous, shifting world, our Creator
hovers close and promises us his presence. We can turn to God when relationships dissolve, when our homes or even
towns disappear, and when we fear that
the very worst of disasters is upon us.
There is an “everlastingness” to the things
of God, for he is not limited to time or
space. He is eternal. And therefore our
place in him is secure.