ISAIAH 35
Once again, God balances the announcement of judgment with the assurance of glory. He wants sinners to repent and believers to be encouraged. When Jesus Christ comes to reign, marvelous changes will take place.
The desolate wilderness will become a beautiful garden (vv. 1–2,
The weak will be strong, and the disabled will be handicapped no longer (vv. 3–6). The wanderers will never lose their way as they walk safely on God’s Highway of Holiness (vv.
As you wait for these physical blessings, you can enjoy them in a spiritual way. God can give you deliverance, fruitfulness, strength, holiness, and joy as you yield to Him.
“O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
Hear Him, ye deaf;
His praise, ye dumb, Your loosened tongues employ;
Ye blind, behold your Saviour come;
And leap, ye lame, for joy!
Charles Wesley
The Desert Will Bloom
Eighty-nine workers were accidentally killed during the building of Boulder (Hoover) Dam. The memorial plaque reads: “For those who died that the desert might bloom.” One day, the desert will bloom to the glory of God because Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world.