Today: [Isaiah 40] Comfort Ye My People. In Isaiah 40 we find the reference that Jesus Himself possibly alludes to when calling the Holy Spirit the Comforter in the gospel of John. The message of the chapter is not just to the individual but to the entire city of Jerusalem. We tend to read the scriptures, applying them to the individual but this chapter also speaks to the city itself and the people that make up the nation. What is the word of the Lord to your city? What is the word of the Lord to the ethnic group you are a part of? The message of chapter 40 is one of comfort in the midst of chaos and a message of strength to those that put their trust in God and forsake the icons of popular culture that constitute the idolatry of our day.
