My devotion today isn’t your typical Christmas post. The devotion, from Worthy Devotions, and the verse, Isaiah 43: 19, is very special to me. I will explain in a moment why it is so special to me. However, I know that this time of year can be very difficult for some people because of lost loved ones, financial hardship and the like.

So, that is the reason I am sharing this with you right now. I want it to be an encouragement to you to never give up. Whatever you are going through at this moment will pass even though it doesn’t seem like it at the time.

I’ve been there.

Favorite Verse – Isaiah 43: 19

Isaiah 43: 19 is a powerful scripture, and when I was going through a very dry, desert-like experience for an extended period of time, this scripture verse gave me hope. Isaiah 43: 19 encouraged me to hold on and trust that God was true to His Word and wouldn’t let go of me.

I know all the questions:

• Will this ever end?
• Will I ever get through this?
• What did I do wrong?
• What did I do to deserve this?
• Why is this happening to me?

Do any of these questions sound familiar?

If they do, then take a look and be encouraged. The Promised Land awaits all who believe. There is a hope.

Can You Direct Me To the Promised Land?

“It is among popular “Christian” belief that an abundance of material and other blessings follow those whose hearts are truly after God and that those who seem to consistently struggle to that end, cannot possibly be in God’s perfect will. I want to submit to you a realization I had about this very thing. I think we might have it all backwards.

Almost all the great men of faith I’ve read about in the Bible had to spend some time in the wilderness. Abraham, Moses, John the Baptist, just to name a few.

God had to make them desperate. He had to cause them to be quiet and undistracted enough to hear His still, small voice. He had to make them hungry and thirsty enough to cry out for a miracle.

Interestingly, the word for wilderness, in Hebrew, is “meed-bahr”. And meed-bahr comes from the word “leh-da-behr”, which means to speak. Hmmm.

Some of us are walking through the desert right now. It’s hot by day — there is only rugged, thorny, sandy terrain for miles and miles and there seems no end. By night, the wind is unbearably cold and we stumble over things we can barely see. Snakes and scorpions live here. It seems like a lonely place.

But this is actually a place of blessing! It is for our growth, and ultimately for our prosperity that God has brought us here! Like it or not, the wilderness is where He can speak to us most effectively. It is the place He can most easily get our attention. It is the place we will cry out to God and truly listen for His voice.

Know that God is with you today! He is walking along with us through this wilderness and longing to comfort us! Let’s cry out to Him and heed His voice!  The promised land awaits!”

From Worthy Devotions

Conclusion

I don’t know about you, but it’s often hard for me to see the blessings in the desert when you are struggling and going through who knows what.

However, there is nowhere we can go that God cannot find us. No matter where you are this holiday season, know that God loves you and is watching out for you.

I hope that Isaiah 43: 19 was and is as much of an encouragement to you as it is to me. Don’t lose hope. Be encouraged. The Promised Land awaits!

If you have any prayer requests or concerns, just leave a comment below.

God bless and Merry Christmas!

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