Song # 1130.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. We read in the Old Testament section of the Holy Bible in the Book of Isaiah, chapter 35 about the joy of the redeemed. Isaiah was a great prophet who lived in Jerusalem in the latter half of the eighth century BC.
Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way (Isaiah 35:3), say to those with fearful hearts “Be strong, do not fear, your God will come and He will come with vengeance; He will come with vengeance; with divine retribution He will come to save you” (Isaiah 35:4). Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped (Isaiah 35:5). Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert (Isaiah 35:6). The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow (Isaiah 35:7). And a highway will be there; it will be called the “Way of Holiness.” The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that Way; wicked fools will not go about on it (Isaiah 35:8). No lion will be there, nor will any ferocious beast get up on it; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there (Isaiah 35:9), and the ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away (Isaiah 35:10).
Thought for today: enjoy the abundance of God’s gifts, but never forget the Giver.
Thought for the future: you have all you need in life, when you have God in your life. Where will you spend your eternity?