Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Isaiah 61:1-7
by: Gabrielle Watt.
Today’s verses are part of another prophecy: that there is hope. This was true in part for Israel but would be completely fulfilled in Jesus. There will be a time when mourning, pain, and destruction will be replaced with beauty, joy, and comfort. How comforting! Who does not want the weight that comes along with life in this world to be lifted off of their shoulders? This is what God wants to do for His people. He wants to see His people joyful and thriving. He wants His people living for Him. He wants to see them doing what is right, so that He might be glorified.