Walk with Me

Isaiah 35

The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,

And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;

2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,

Even with joy and singing.

The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,

The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.

They shall see the glory of the Lord,

The excellency of our God.

3 Strengthen the weak hands,

And make firm the feeble knees.

4 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.”

5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,

And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

6 Then the lame shall leap like a deer,

And the tongue of the dumb sing.

For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness,

And streams in the desert.

7 The parched ground shall become a pool,

And the thirsty land springs of water;

In the habitation of jackals, where each lay,

There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

8 A highway shall be there, and a road,

And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.

The unclean shall not pass over it,

But it shall be for others.

Whoever walks the road, although a fool,

Shall not go astray.

9 No lion shall be there,

Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it;

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 singing,

With everlasting joy on their heads.

They shall obtain joy and gladness,

And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Point to ponder:  Sometimes, when I look at the world today and see all the wars and rumours of more wars and tragedies upon tragedies, then I have to admit my knees are feeble and my hands weak. In times like these, this prophecy in Isaiah 35 is so encouraging.  God promises that one day there will be Holiness and righteousness and peace, and that the sorrow and sighing shall flee away.  He encourages us to strengthen the weak hands and feeble knees, and to say to the fearful hearts - fear not!  Be strong, for God will recompense His people and save them.  

He promises that one day there will be a highway of Holiness.  So let us remind ourselves that, as we have a heavenly home, we are just walking through this world temporarily.  So let us 'walk with Him' while we have to walk in this world still, and let us invite Him to walk with us, so that our feeble knees and weak hands will be strengthened, and fearful hearts can be encouraged.  

Walk with me - Kim Walker Smith