WEBVTT - Isaiah 35

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<v Speaker 1>to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Isaiah chapter 35 and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New English Translation. Let the desert and

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<v Speaker 1>dry region be happy. Let the wilderness rejoice and bloom

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<v Speaker 1>like a lily. Let it richly bloom. Let it rejoice

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<v Speaker 1>and shout with delight. It is given the grandeur of Lebanon,

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<v Speaker 1>the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the

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<v Speaker 1>grandeur of the Lord, the splendor of our God. Strengthen

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<v Speaker 1>the hands that have gone limp. Steady the knees that shake.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell those who panic, be strong, do not fear. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>your God comes to avenge. With divine retribution he comes

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<v Speaker 1>to deliver you. Then blind eyes will open, deaf ears

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<v Speaker 1>will hear. Then the lame will leap like a deer,

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<v Speaker 1>the mute tongue will shout for joy. For water will

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<v Speaker 1>flow in the desert, streams in the wilderness. The dry

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<v Speaker 1>soil will become a pool of water, the parched ground

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<v Speaker 1>springs of water. Where jackals once lived and sprawled out, Grass, reeds,

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<v Speaker 1>and papyrus will grow. A thoroughfare will be there. It

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<v Speaker 1>will be called the way of holiness. The unclean will

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<v Speaker 1>not travel on it. It is reserved for those authorized

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<v Speaker 1>to use it. Fools will not stray into it. No

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<v Speaker 1>lions will be there. No ferocious wild animals will be

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<v Speaker 1>on it. They will not be found there. Those delivered

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<v Speaker 1>from bondage will travel on it. Those whom the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion

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<v Speaker 1>with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them. Happiness

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<v Speaker 1>and joy will overwhelm them. Grief and suffering will disappear.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at it together today. And we thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>the glorious future that you reveal that you have in

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<v Speaker 1>store for all those who trust in your son, Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a future that is not filled with sorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a future that's filled with great joy and

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<v Speaker 1>great happiness because grief and suffering will disappear. You invite

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<v Speaker 1>us to walk on this way of holiness, knowing that

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're thankful, Lord, that you've chosen us in your

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<v Speaker 1>grace and in your mercy, to reveal these things to us.

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<v Speaker 1>So Lord, help us to put you first. Help us

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<v Speaker 1>to walk with you daily. And help us to be

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for the things that you have ordained to come

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<v Speaker 1>to pass for those who know you and love you.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for this all. We thank you for your

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<v Speaker 1>presence with us today. And we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.