Words of Hope Daily Devotional
START EVERY DAY WITH HOPE
Get the Words of Hope Devotional and get daily encouragement to love God, read his Word, and meet with him in prayer. Available in print and email.
START EVERY DAY WITH HOPE
Get the Words of Hope Devotional and get daily encouragement to love God, read His Word, and meet with Him in prayer. Available in print and email.
The Eternal Season
Read: Isaiah 65:17-25
I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress. (v. 19)
The prophet Isaiah was used by God to bring a message of both judgment and hope to the nation of Israel during a pivotal time. He began prophesying 300 years after Saul was appointed Israel’s first king and approximately 700 years before the birth of Jesus, the King of Kings. The once unified nation had divided into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah. Isaiah’s prophecies offer a warning about the consequences of the kingdom’s lack of faith in God, and hope in a new kingdom, led by one who would make all things right again.
That’s the promise in today’s Bible reading. Isaiah’s prophecies point to Jesus, the restorer of all creation for everyone who believes. The price Jesus paid for our sins on the cross (John 19:17-30) ensured an eternal, unending season of abundant life for all who call upon his name. In eternity, God will delight in his people, and they will delight in his presence.
Do you know where you will spend eternity? If you have not yet repented of your sins and accepted God’s gift of grace, I hope you do so now. The Bible tells us that neither tomorrow nor the next season is promised (James 4:13-14). Friend, God is waiting for you to experience new life, and an eternal season of joy with him and all who believe!
As you pray, ask God to forgive you and draw you near—either for the first time or in daily gratitude for his grace to you.
Joy Petroelje serves as the Advancement Operations Manager for CURE International, a global nonprofit organization. Aside from work, she enjoys spending time with her family, coffee with friends, reading, and traveling local trails on foot.
