Devotion:
Read Isaiah 40:1-9.
Have you ever felt out of place, or that you just were not in a good place, or like your life had been uprooted? Have you ever felt disconnected in your marriage, family, or other relationship? That’s about displacement. “Comfort, O comfort my people,” are God’s words to displaced people. Isaiah first spoke those words to people exiled in Babylon, people whose lives had been uprooted. They needed good news, words of comfort. They needed to know that God was with them and would be with them in eternity. Those same words come to the displaced people of God today. God cares for you and will make a way where there seems to be no way. God’s promise is that the mountains will be made low, the valleys will be lifted up, and the rough and uneven ground will become a level plain. We are not immune to rough times, but we can trust God to see us through. Whenever your life seems to be falling apart, ask God to comfort you. Find comfort in his Word and in his people. And look forward to the time when believers will not ever feel displaced and will live with God in eternity.
Personal Worship Option:
Find comfort in these lyrics to “Comfort, My People”:
Comfort, my people, and calm all your fear;
the day of salvation is quickly drawing near.
The One you long to see
will soon set you free.
O come, Lord Jesus, come.
O come, Lord Jesus, come.
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