Good morning. We are back in Isaiah. Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. That's hard to do sometimes; especially when things seem so bleak. Paul said when I am weak, then I am strong. That's because we are relying on His strength and not ours. Therefore you will joyously draw water from the springs of salvation. Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the people; make them remember that His name is exalted. When things are going bad for our friends or relatives who are Christians, we need to remind them about the deeds of the Lord that He has done for them and for us in the past. Isaiah then goes on and talks about things that sound like they are right out of the book of Revelation. He talks about God calling His mighty warriors to execute His anger. Many people; nations gathered; coming from a far country; to destroy the whole land. Every man's heart will melt; and they will be terrified; their faces aflame; to make the land a desolation; to exterminate its sinners rom it. The stars will not flash forth their light; the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shed its light. I will make man scarcer than pure gold. That's definitely not a place we want to be. In a later chapter he says: and the Lord of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; and on this mountain He will swallow up the covering which is over all the peoples; He will swallow up death for all time, and the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth. Chapter 26: the steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You. When we trust in God, then we can be steadfast of mind and in perfect peace. We know that it is He and not ourselves that is in control of things. Thank You Father that the reader trusts in You; he/she keeps his/her mind steadfast, and You give him/her perfect peace.

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