Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"You shall go out with joy"
Text: Isaiah 55:12
AN EVERLASTING SIGN
The LORD’s word was given to Israel concerning their return to the Promised Land. The Returnees must choose to believe in the Word of God than in the pessimistic words of Man.
“For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the LORD for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
Isaiah 55:12-13
1. Returning to their homeland.
a) They shall go out with joy.
b) They will be allowed to return to Israel with peace.
c) They need not be afraid at all.
2. The mountains and hills.
a) They will rejoice with Israel.
b) They will break forth in singing as Israel makes its way home.
3. The trees of the field.
a) They will clap their hands with gladness.
b) Nature will join in the joy of seeing Israel return home.
4. The thorns and briers.
a) These had sprung up in Israel to indicate that the land was badly neglected.
b) The cypress and myrtle trees.
They will once again thrive in the land of Israel.
5. A sign of the LORD’s blessings.
a) The land will be blessed again.
b) The name of the LORD will be glorified in the success of Israel.
c) The growth of the nation would be an everlasting sign that Israel would not be cut off .
6. Israel’s responsibility:
a) To trust in the LORD and His word.
b) To be true to the LORD their God.
c) To be filled with thanksgiving for the LORD’s word of blessing.