Isaiah 54

It took me about 3 minutes to read this chapter. To listen to some believers the times are as aweful as in the days of Noah, when every inclination of the human heart was only evil, always. In days of such grief what are we to do? I think Isaiah is addressing both sides of that moral divide in this chapter. It seems like God has left us, but God is never far away. He may turn his back on his people, but he won't forget them AND he will bring them back to himself. As he speaks of the coming exile God also shares that it will not last forever. What will be destroyed will be rebuilt even better and more precious. That is a promise that we Christians can take to heart as well.
Stuart