Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"The LORD will comfort Zion"
Text: Isaiah 51:3
THE PROMISE OF COMFORT
This was a promise that was repeated time and again. This was a word that was badly needed by Israel. Graciously, God gave another word of comfort!
“For the LORD will comfort Zion,
He will comfort all her waste places;
He will make her wilderness like Eden,
And her desert like the garden of the LORD;
Joy and gladness will be found in it,
Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.”
Isaiah 51:3
1. Assurance of comfort.
a) God gave another word of promise concerning comfort.
b) Israel had little or no confidence in its faith in God.
c) Assurance needed to be found.
2. The reasons for the diffidence felt by Israel:
a) The threat of war.
b) The aftermath of war.
c) The economic ruin experienced.
3. God promised to look into the various aspects of Israel.
a) The waste places would be restored.
b) Israel’s wilderness can be like Eden again.
c) The desert would be like a garden of the LORD.
4. All who trust in the LORD.
a) They will regain Joy.
b) Gladness would be found once more.
c) Thanksgiving can fill the heart.
d) The voice of melody will be heard among the people again.