Isaiah 44:24
24 “This is what the LORD says—
your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb:
I am the LORD,
the Maker of all things,
who stretches out the heavens,
who spreads out the earth by myself,
Isaiah 44:28
28 who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd
and will accomplish all that I please;
he will say of Jerusalem, “Let it be rebuilt,”
and of the temple, “Let its foundations be laid.”’
Cyrus the Great was the ancient king of Persia who delivered Israel from Babylonian captivity. The mention of Cyrus here in Isaiah is unusual in that the prophecy of his deliverance of Israel predates His actual life and reign by some 150 years. Remarkable! Before the Israel went into captivity, God was already ‘speaking them out of captivity. These last several chapters of Isaiah that we’ve read over the last several weeks were written during the time before the Babylonian captivity. Israel had fallen into sin and followed after false idols and God’s judgment was on the way. But even before that eventual judgment, God was sending prophetic words of comfort and hope. And he was preparing a deliverer.
Beloved, the same holds true for us today. God has spoken and prepared our deliverance. Not only has He prepared our deliverance, but He has given it to us in the precious, precious gift of His son, Jesus Christ. Whatever it is that you’ve been through, Jesus will fix it. Whatever the unforeseen circumstance awaits you, Jesus will be with you. The beauty of God’s gift to the world is that even if you don’t yet know Him (Jesus), you are known by Him and loved by Him. Wherever you are in this journey, Jesus is watching. For as long as you have breath in your body, Jesus is working on your behalf. Are you unlovable? Unlikable? Have you done the unthinkable? Or suffered the unimaginable? Jesus loves you more than you can comprehend or understand. And His solution to your impossible? I don’t have the words to convey, but believe me, one way or another, His deliverance for you is so complete and so spot on, that when it comes (wait on it), when it comes you will be changed. Changed completely and …eternally. Good News Beloved! You’re not going to stay where you are. Help is on the way!
Blessings,
.wb
Psalm 107:2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so
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