Isaiah 35:3-6
“Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 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 35:3-6 NIV
How does your body react in fearful situations? In the midst of danger you may feel adrenaline rush through your system with a force that even empowers you to protect yourself from danger. If the fear is a result of an unknown future in the midst of a present affliction you may find your stomach knotting up, start sweating profusely, your hands quivering and knees literally shaking or knocking. Being overcome by fear extends beyond an emotional reaction as we literally feel it physically. The picture which the prophet Isaiah draws in our scriptures is that for the people in his day is one of great hope, joy, courage and new life in the Lord. Notice the command in verse 3. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. It gives us a picture of knocking knees and quivering hands in the midst of fear, despair and a broken spirit. This is exactly how we feel whenever fear of an unknown future overtakes us, leading us to the sin of worry which can eventually lead us to despair. How does such a weak condition happen to people who have the Lord as their Almighty God? Actually, fear is a very natural human emotion which affects every area of our lives, sometimes positively and sometime negatively. Too often satan uses the sinful world around us as a catalyst for our sinful nature to get a foothold in the midst of fear, in an effort to destroy our faith in Christ and cause us to lose heart. Sayan, the world and our sinful nature try to take advantage of our knocking knees to make us fall into the sin of worry and despair so our focus is taken off of Christ and placed on our own inabilities and powerlessness .Isaiah promised God’s people that they would experience this new life and hope when they would see the glory of God revealed. This message of hope was not restricted to their physical deliverance from Assyria and their return to the physical Promised Land. It looked much further into the future when God would reveal His glory in the Person & Work of Jesus. Referring to Jesus as the Word. Our God is coming. Jesus will return for us so that we may live with Him through out eternity. When He comes we will receive new bodies. There will be no more physical deformities. There will be no more diseases. Our bodies will be strong and healthy. There will be no more old age”. We will have bodies that will never grow old. Can you picture yourself leaping around like a deer? Can you picture yourself singing praises at the top of your voice? I am because I can’t sing now but when Jesus comes I will have a voice that can sing praises. I can picture myself leaping with joy. Our God, whom we have waited for has come. Oh Happy Day indeed!!!
Father thank You for this day and we are looking to You the Promise Keeper, putting our hope and trust in You. Lord open the windows of heaven and let Your abundant blessings flow over my friend and family today. Lord You are all we need. Lord You have promised that you have gone to prepare a place for Your children and have promised a day is coming when You will set all things that are wrong, right. Lord You have given us a hope and a future, and we are trusting You and we may not see, with our physical eyes, but we know that we can trust that You are working all things out for our good. Lord use my friend to be someone’s blessing today. Daddy we love You amen. Be a blessing. Love ya !
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