Getting Glad in God

George Mueller wrote: “The first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day is to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about every day is not how much I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy state.” Following his example, I attempt to begin each day reading, praying over, and meditating on Scripture to get my heart satisfied in God. This blog is a record of God’s response to my efforts.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Isaiah 34-35

The wasteland images of chapter 34 is changed into images of paradise and glory in chapter 35. What a switch! My anxieties and sorrows are all put into perspective and lifted away by the depiction of the joy prepared for God’s people...