ISAIAH 54
The future regathering and restoring of Israel is a picture of the wonderful changes God makes when trials and sufferings end.
The barren woman gives birth to so many children that the family tent must be enlarged (vv. 1–3). The widow loses her shame and is wed once again, this time to Jehovah (vv.
Times of chastening or suffering may seem spiritually barren to you, but God uses them to give birth to blessings. Times of sorrow and reproach are painful, but they can lead to greater joys. Storms are frightening, but they polish God’s jewels (vv. 11–12) and bring Him glory. It is painful to go through the furnace (vv.
The best is yet to come!
“We say, “sorrow, disaster, calamity’ God says, “chastening,’ and it sounds sweet to Him though it is a discord to our ears. Don’t faint when you are rebuked, and don’t despise the chastenings of the Lord. “In your patience possess ye your souls.’”
Oswald Chambers