Narrative: Welcome to Insights on Healing a weekly podcast. My name is Joan M. Blake, author, and I am your host. Insights on Healing Podcast includes the reading of scripture, praying, reading from one of my books, or telling stories of how individuals through the healing power of God, found purpose in their lives. I pray as you listen to this episode, that God would bless you and provide you with the hope that you have been longing for. Today’s podcast is taken from the book of Isaiah 30: 15-21 I am reading from the NIV version of the Bible.

Episode Title: “This is the way: walk in it.”

Isaiah 30: 15-21

15 This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:

“In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength,
but you would have none of it.
16 You said, ‘No, we will flee on horses.’
Therefore you will flee!
You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’
Therefore your pursuers will be swift!
17 A thousand will flee
at the threat of one;
at the threat of five
you will all flee away,
till you are left
like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
like a banner on a hill.”

18 Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!

19 People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. 20 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”

Reflection:

When you read the previous verses, we realize that God warned the jews, his people of the consequences of their sins. They were not kind to the prophets who told the truth concerning heading God’s word and walking in the way of the Lord. Today, these same words pertain to us. We are to repent and turn our backs to sin and walk in the way of the Lord. The Lord is patient and will wait for us. When we call on him, He will answer us.

Let us pray:

Father, I pray in the name of Jesus for all of your children, that they will not stray from your purpose anymore, that they will come before you with open arms repenting and turning their backs against sin and receiving you as their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Have mercy Lord on all who need help in Jesus’ name, Amen.

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