Isaiah 40:1-2

Comfort for God's People

40 zComfort, comfort my people, says your God.

2 aSpeak tenderly to Jerusalem,

and cry to her

that bher warfare1 is ended,

that her iniquity is pardoned,

that she has received from the Lord's hand

double for all her sins.
I'd thought I'd share on Isaiah 40.  I have been realizing when meditating and singing this passage that one of the reasons why it is so difficult for me is because it is not mainly about me. It is about the nation of Israel- God's chosen people. This passage is for Israel to encourage them that they can be comforted now because the Messiah they have been waiting for has come and will come again, his name is Jesus.

I've been struggling how to personalize it after I realized this. And though this passage is for Israel,  and as Gentiles we don't replace them, we are grafted in to the vine. 

God's character never changes.  So I can see God's character. Also the Bible says God doesn't have favorites. God is faithful to complete the promises He makes.  

I have been wrestling and grappling with this passage, still working on understanding it, but that is part of the fun and joy of the Word! Its been  interesting to view a passage for someone else and not for me.