OUR FATHER FOR WHOM WE SING AND SHOUT

Isaiah chapter 54 verses 1 - 5 says this;

“Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the Lord.

“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.

For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.

“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.

For your Maker is your husband—the Lord Almighty is his name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.

In the narrative of this passage,  the Lord tells His bride that even though she considered herself barren, her time of rejoicing is coming and she will need to prepare by enlarging her tent to fit all her children.

She is advised to stretch the fabric of her tent, to lengthen her tent cords, and to strengthen her tent pegs because those that are her's will overflow her capacity to house them.

Her descendants will be numerous and powerful and they will disperse in all directions. They will displace nations and inhabit their abandoned cities.

The Lord's bride will not be ashamed nor will she be disgraced. She will forget the shame and reproach of her widowhood.

The One to whom she is betrothed is the Lord Almighty who made her and redeemed her from a distant country.

Amen.

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