Isaiah 54-55

I don't think it is a coincidence that after presenting us with a vivid account of the good news about Jesus in Isaiah 52-53 that the tone of the book of Isaiah begins to change.  In light of Jesus having suffered for us, God can now reassure us that the day of his wrath toward us is over.  In fact he can invite us to come to him.  Chapter 55 is a beautiful picture of blessing and grace.  When God says that his thoughts are not our thoughts, that we cannot understand his ways, he speaks the truth.  Isaiah himself didn't even understand the full implications of what he was writing.  But God's word was not going to be in vain. His promise to send his servant to suffer and the invitation to return to him that that made possible would surely come to pass, but not for many years and in ways no human could have predicted.  These verses are a great opportunity to begin looking forward to the future blessing we have in Christ and to know that just as God's promise to them came true, so will his promise to us.  Read it here.