Tired

My body is so tired today...and yesterday.  It is worn out from all of the fighting of this disease and the affects of the medications - past and present. My son's comment has been, "But you still have a good attitude."  That is 100% the Lord. 

As I looked up the word "tired" in the concordance, Isaiah 35 was listed.  As I began reading it, there seemed to be a lot of hope and encouragement.  This visual passage made me think about Heaven and Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter or the day before Good Friday.  Maundy means commandments (humbly serving His disciples, remember His sacrifice).

Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days.

The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.
Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers
and singing and joy!
The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon,
as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon.
There the Lord will display His glory,
the splendor of our God.
     With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
     and encourage those who have weak knees.
Say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, and do not fear,
for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.    (Evil, Cancer, Diseases, Hate, Prejudice, Poverty)
He is coming to save you.”

What hope:  an abundance of flowers, singing, joy. As I looked out into the backyard and saw all of the yellow flowers, pink blossoms on the fruit trees, I thought "Lord, I'd like to see one more year of seasons." And when He comes, He will open the eyes of the blind
and unplug the ears of the deaf.
The lame will leap like a deer,
and those who cannot speak will sing for joy!
Springs will gush forth in the wilderness,
and streams will water the wasteland.
The parched ground will become a pool,
and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land.
Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish
where desert jackals once lived.

More hope and promises:  healing, springs, streams, pools. Needs will be met and water will be in abundance. Thirst will be satisfied.  WooHoo!

And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
Evil-minded people will never travel on it.
It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways;
fools will never walk there.
Lions will not lurk along its course,
nor any other ferocious beasts.
There will be no other dangers.
Only the redeemed will walk on it.Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return.
They will enter Jerusalem singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness. 
Isaiah 35:1 - 10  NLT

The Redeemed will walk the Highway of Holiness without fears because we have been ransomed. This brings us back to the events that we celebrate the next four days.  And then, we will be crowned with everlasting - ever - lasting - never ending joy! All of our sorrow and mourning will be gone.  Sounds like Heaven to me. 

I may be physically tired but my relationship with our loving, merciful, compassionate, forgiving Lord is strong...because He strengthens me daily.  Think on these verses and we will come back to them tomorrow.