The Lord Be With You Today!
Isaiah 56:8
The Sovereign Lord declares—He Who gathers the exiles of Israel:
(The Lord promises He will gather His people
from their scattered and dispersed places,
even from their Babylonian exile.
He also gathers us back from the scattered places
where we have either gone on our own misguided choices
or from the places to which we have been exiled
because of life's unexpected challenges.
He makes a solemn and unalterable promise
to gather all of us back into His presence and provision.
He never lets go of us even when we have strayed from Him.)
"I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered."
(Here promising to include the Gentile nations
who had not formerly been called by Him,
not only does the Lord gather to Himself His Own people
and deliver them out of bondage and exile,
but He also extends His purposes to other peoples as well.
He declares He will include as a part of His chosen family
those who formerly have not been His people,
but who also need His deliverance and rescue.
His promise to us today who are among the "other nations"
is that even though we may not have previously been a part of the family of God,
He has made a place for us and eagerly invites us into His chosen gathering.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
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