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Daily Devotion: Isaiah 35:5-10

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Isaiah 35:5-10     "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.  (6)  Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.  (7)  And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. (8)  And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.  (9)  No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:  (10)  And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."

These verses come after the passage that says we are to speak words of encouragement to others. There is great joy and comfort when the Lord implants His word into our hearts. There is a new walk and a new joy that comes into our hearts. Whether it be the first time that the Word becomes real to us or whether we have been walking with the Lord for years. There is a freshness and encouragement that speaks to our hearts when we hear those words that say, "This is the way." Let us read the Word with the expectation of God speaking directly to us.

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