"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)
The curse that our Creator placed upon the earth in Genesis 3:17-19 was never more evident than it is today. The effects of God's curse are seen in earthquakes and monsoons and all manner of natural disasters. But God has promised that it will not always be so. As Peter says in 2 Peter 3:13, "...we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness." At the end of this age--soon--a new heaven and a new earth will be forthcoming.
This chapter in Isaiah speaks of this new earth. We will see God's glory (v.2). Vengeance will be upon His enemies (v.4). The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the lame will walk, the mute will speak, and water will burst forth in the desert (vv.5-6). No ferocious beasts will live there (v. 9). "...only the redeemed will walk there, and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They wil enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away" (vv.9b-10). --- [b]We live in a world tainted by sin and under a curse. But take Heart! God is preparing a new home for those who love Him. /THE FAMOUS ONE! --Haven Today
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]
