Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"I will have mercy on you"
Text: Isaiah 54:8
EVERLASTING KINDNESS
The LORD helped Israel to understand the problems they were allowed to suffer in the past. The nation suffered greatly because of the Assyrians and the Babylonians.
“‘For a mere moment I have forsaken you,
But with great mercies I will gather you.
With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment;
But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,’
Says the LORD, your Redeemer.”
Isaiah 54:7-8
1. Afflictions in life.
a) Israel felt that it has been “forsaken”.
b) Much suffering had to be endured under the Assyrians and Babylonians.
c) Israel had to live in exile from their native land.
2. Suffering from God’s standpoint.
a) Israel was “forsaken” but only for a short while.
b) Israel saw God hiding His face.
c) The nation had to face God’s “little wrath”.
d) But these afflictions were but “for a moment”.
3. God’s Promises.
a) He will gather all who had been dispersed.
b) He will show them “great mercies”.
c) He will grant “everlasting kindness”.
d) He will give “mercy”.
4. The LORD
a) He will be their Redeemer.
b) He will not fail in the deliverance of His promises.
c) Israel must make an effort to exercise trust in the LORD.