6 A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass,
and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
7 The grass withers and the flowers fall,
because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God endures forever.”
9 You who bring good news to Zion,
go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good news to Jerusalem,
lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,
and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.
The prophet Isaiah was God’s man throughout the reign of four kings. In a vision, he saw God and was never the same again. When God asked, “Whom shall I send and who will go for me?” Isaiah answered ” Here I am, send me.”
Commissioned by God, he preached judgement with fury and passion.
But God’s people, more than 500 years B.C., were exhausted, discouraged, with little strength left during their Babylonian exile. They wondered if God had forgotten them. The end to their struggle was no where in sight. They longed for hope. They needed consolation. Sound familiar? If you and your family are well and safe from the corona virus, count yourself fortunate. There are those reeling from death, sickness, unemployment and lives upended, longing for hope.
The Lord God is coming with power to rule over all people.” With these words, God promised, through Isaiah’s prophecy, the coming of a Savior. That promise was fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ years later.
Devotion by Peggy Buckner