Thursday December 16 Joy Isaiah 55:10-12
For as the rain and the snow come down
from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making
it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so
shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for
which I sent it. For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the
mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of
the field shall clap their hands.
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A brief history of the time:
Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem, forcing God’s people into exile in Babylon
(587 to 538 B.C.E) in 538 B.C.E., Cyrus the Persian ruler captured Babylon and
allowed the exiles to return to Jerusalem. That is man’s history but it is truly
God’s divine plan.
God sent his message to his people not
with lightning bolts and thunder as in a Cecil B. DeMille epic movie but
lovingly, like gentle rain to water the land, allowing the seed of his message
to germinate and be received by his people. He offers his people not only the
joy of returning to their homeland but the joy of returning to a relationship
with God.
I am always awed by God’s mercy, love
and patience with rebellious mankind. He forgives our sins again and again. In
his infinite love, he reaches out to all mankind, offering forgiveness,
salvation and eternal life. He sent his only Son to fulfill his divine plan.
There is no greater love.
“For God so loved the world that he
gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may
have eternal life” John 3:16
Joan
Bradley
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