Cedar Hills Community Church - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

A Weary World Rejoices: A World PiningPastor Kent LandhuisTHEME - We have an irresistible yearning for the world to be better.TEXT - Isaiah 35:1-10“Long lay the world in sin and error pining.”1. Scream out loud.The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. ~ Isaiah 35:1Pining is an irresistible yearning or ache. How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? ~ Psalm 31:12. Take a breath.Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution, he will come to save you.” ~ Isaiah 35:4-5God’s now and not yet “will come” promises. O come, o come Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here.Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. ~ Isaiah 7:143. Rest and Rejoice.Then will the eyes of the blind