Preached

"Then the blind people will see again and the deaf will hear," Isaiah 35:5.

When? O when, Lord? When crippled people skip like deer. When those who can't talk shout with joy. When? When God comes in glory and majesty and saves. And punishes his enemies. When? When the highway of holiness opens up. When? When that road belongs to the redeemed who walk there. When? When the unclean may not get on it. But when is that? When the message is proclaimed. When the word is preached to those with anxious hearts: Be strong!; Fear not!; God will come! When the singing ransomed walk on that road to forever joy. No sorrow. No sighing. Sky kingdom.

We meet today with a brother or sister looking at Jesus, hearing his word. And, skipping together on the Jesus road, we shout joyfully: Thank you, God, for salvation!