Holiday celebrations are often marked with tremendous meals. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, birthdays all involve a special meal. There is usually an abundance of food and typically it is some of the best food. The time and the food are an opportunity for being together in fellowship and happiness.
This passage from Isaiah describes such a celebration. Who will prepare the meal? What will the meal include? What else will God do? How do we know this will be true?
As we work through the trials and difficulties of life we can keep our focus on the eternity that we will spend with God. In His tremendous love and mercy He will invite us to a banquet of the best food and drink.
And why will He do this? Because He loves us so much that He will be celebrating our being together with Him. And the celebration will involve more than the best food. God will remove our sorrows and our grief. He will give us comfort – wipe away our tears. He will remove any sense of remorse or loss, any bad feelings that may cover us like a sheet. The celebration will be more than just for us too. It will be a celebration for God that His children in need have come to Him for comfort.
But we need not wait until the end of all time to enjoy this celebration with God. God waits for each of us to turn to Him. In our moments of sorrow and loss God promises comfort and His presence to get us through. As we weep for our loss, as we grieve the ones we love, let us remember that our God is with us to give comfort. And our time with God, as we turn to receive His embrace, will be a time of celebration and great joy as our hurting soul communes with the eternal Almighty who abounds in mercy and love.
DAILY CHALLENGE: Take a moment to remember the losses which cause you to grieve. Then lift your arms to receive the loving embrace of God, who will celebrate you.
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