Message of Hope

​​Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
​​“Be strong, do not fear!
​​Behold, your God will come with vengeance,
​​With the recompense of God;
​​He will come and save you.”
   Isaiah 35:4

We have a host of reasons to be fearful in our hearts these days, and so did the people in Isaiah's time and many others. Isaiah urged us to encourage one another with words of good hope. Be strong and do not fear! The words of faith spoken by God's people have a powerful effect on others, and so many need the words of encouragement in these dark days.

With words such as these in the scriptures, it is easy to see how the Judeans might wonder why Jesus did not get busy with that revenging thing. However, our Lord was about the last bit first, He came to save them and us from our sin. The vengeance part is shown in the Revelation, and His time for that is coming too. Until that time, we have the honor of passing along a message of good hope with the salvation of our Lord Jesus. Therefore:

Be strong, do not fear! And rejoice in the salvation of Jesus the Christ!

Bucky