…by His hand the Lords pleasure will be accomplished. He will see it out of His anguish and be satisfied… Isaiah 53:10-11

 

I’m struck by two dueling words in that sentence: anguish and satisfied.

 

They aren’t usually bumped up that close together.  Not in my life anyway. When does anguish satisfy? Only when it produces something better than the suffering. I’ve never known more satisfaction than I did when hours of painful labor turned into a beautiful new baby. While this fast has been hard and humbling, it is producing a deeper satisfaction than I’ve known in awhile.  I think it’s because I know it’s rooted in His will and saturated in His presence. I know He is producing something, even if I don’t know all the details of how that something will look in the end.  He is at work and His work will always satisfy.

 

Be encouraged today, friend – the end is in sight and His love never fails to fill the deep, thirsty places in our hearts.

 

Believing is seeing,

 

 

Bo

 

 

 

2 Comments

  1. And this would be one of my favorite things I’ve ever read from you. (Not only because the “end is in sight” – just for the record.)

    Thanks Bo. Love God’s heart through the filter of yours.

  2. Thanks, Bo. I needed that. I doubt I have had a more challenging day during this fast. I am not really surprised, though. The enemy is quite unhappy with my obedience to our Lord. But, Hallelujah, our God Reigns… Love you and bless you.