💧 Isaiah 54

Isaiah 54 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth; break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,” says Yahweh.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, ““For this is like the waters of Noah to me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah will no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.” Isaiah 54 opens with these words: ““Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth; break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the…” The line to keep is Isaiah 54:8: “In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.” Carry the word “overflowin” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Isaiah 54:8: “In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Isaiah 54? Then try this: Read “In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting loving kindness I will have…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.