Be Still And Know

READ: Isaiah 40:1-2 NLT Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. We all make mistakes but some have far greater impact than others. Many mistakes are of minor importance and are soon forgotten about. They leave no trace. But others can change the whole direction of life from that moment. The people of Jerusalem and Judah had made a long succession of disastrous decisions but now God tells them that it’s all going to change because he will forgive them. Their sad days are gone. When we make mistakes and especially when they have long term implications it is easy to imagine that that is the end. There is no hope. But God is always in the business of restoration. He is always looking for ways of bringing salvation and renewal. This is truly a message of comfort and one which our world desperately needs to hear. I have spent many, many hours of my life with people who have tried to persuade me that they were beyond God’s