God Will Never Desert You

#VOTD: Isaiah 49:10 NASB

"They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them And will guide them to springs of water.

I have been introducing my posts/reflection on God's Word (Verse of the day from a Tecarta NASB Bible app) with a statement that as a Santé Barley Distributor, I also uphold the values of the company. A Christian myself, I would like to share my faith as much as possible. So this is my simple little way to share something about God everyday so that if someone may come across my posts, he/she would at least be able to take a glimpse of His Word. (GOOD NEWS! I have integrated a reftagger code so that wherever there is a Scripture verse on my blog posts, you just have to hover over it to see what the verse says. I used NASB.)

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Today's verse is so inspiring,  in such a way that God is seen here as One who is always there; who never leaves our side; One who knows our needs and gives the best to us. 

I would like to share a commentary of Albert Barnes, a theologian most known for his extensive Bible commentary and notes. He commented on it really well. 

They shall not hunger nor thirst - All their needs shall be abundantly provided for, as a shepherd will provide for his flock. In the book of Revelation, this entire passage is applied Isaiah 7:16-17 to the happiness of the redeemed in heaven, and the use which is made of it there is not foreign to the sense in Isaiah. It means that the Messiah as a shepherd shall abundantly satisfy all the needs of his people; and it may with as much propriety be applied to the joys of heaven, as to the happiness which they will experience on earth. Their longing desires for holiness and salvation; their hungering and thirsting after righteousness Matthew 5:6, shall be abundantly satisfied.

Neither shall the heat nor sun smite them - In Revelation 7:16, this is, ‘Neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat;’ that is, the burning heat of the sun shall not oppress them - an image of refreshment, protection, and joy, as when the traveler in burning sands finds the grateful shade of a rock or of a grove . The word rendered here ‘heat’ (שׁרב shârâb), denotes properly heat, burning; and then the heated vapor which in burning deserts produces the phenomenon of the mirage. It is equivalent here to intense heat; and means that they shall not be exposed to any suffering like that of the intense heat of the burning sun reflected from sandy wastes.

For he that hath mercy on them - That God and Saviour who shall have redeemed them shall be their shepherd and their guide, and they shall have nothing to fear.

Even by the springs of water - In Revelation 7:17, ‘Shall lead them unto living fountains of waters’. The whole figure in this verse is taken from the character of a faithful shepherd who conducts his flock to places where they may feed in plenty; who guards them from the intense heat of a burning sun on sandy plains; and who leads them beside cooling and refreshing streams. It is a most beautiful image of the tender care of the Great Shepherd of his people in a world like this - a world in its main features, in regard to real comforts, not unaptly compared to barren hills, and pathless burning sands.

 There you have it. Keep on reading God's Word. May God bless your day.

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