Isaiah 49:22-23
Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations,
and raise my signal to the peoples;
and they shall bring your sons in their arms,
and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
Kings shall be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.
With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you,
and lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;
those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.”
Tag: God's Faithfulness to His People
The book of Isaiah, especially these chapters (45-50) are the prophecy about God using a wicked nation (Babylon) to punish God's people (Israel). Israel had disobeyed God, turned to the idols of the world and, now, had to pay for this behavior. They had rejected the Lord, their God. However, as throughout the entire book and most of prophecy, Isaiah gives hope to the remnant of people who keep faith in God. In the above passage we see the hope for those who still obey and, by faith, walk with God. God must have a remnant, as the Messiah will eventually come form this nation. The take-away from the above verses is found in the last lines: "... those who wait for me shall not be put to shame." This calls for an immense amount of hope and faith. God will supply that. As we read His promises and trust in His character, we know that we can "wait" on Him. It may not look like we envisioned it, at the end, but it will be what God wants and bring glory to Him in the end. Those who "wait" will be able to glorify Him!!
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