I don't know about you and your life, but right now mine is full of couples who are struggling with miscarriages or with infertility.

Like I've never seen before, it's a common problem. It's a heavy burden.

And yet we find hope in scripture for such sorrowing couples,

and we find it in Isaiah 56. And listeners to the podcast might immediately know this is a chapter.

We return to a lot when it comes to lifelong singleness and on infertility, specifically Isaiah 56

verses four and five. We read this text today in the Navigator's Bible reading plan, so it's a good

day to take on this question from a woman who cannot have children herself and who often

ministers to other women in the same situation. Pastor John, as you're prompting years ago, I

have connected Isaiah 56 to infertility, but I would love for you to focus more time and attention on it, specifically for couples

who are unable to have children at all.

How should we understand this promise for eunuchs in light of today's struggle with

infertility and childlessness?

How does God's declaration that he will give them a better name than sons and daughters

speak to those who long for children,

who are unable to conceive. What does this passage reveal about God's perspective on family and

legacy? Additionally, how can we apply these verses practically to our understanding of God's faithfulness

and provision? Does this passage suggest that a fruitful life in God's kingdom can look very

different from the cultural expectations of having children and how we can encourage those who are grieving the inability to have children.

I will greatly appreciate your insight into these verses and how they might speak to those who are experiencing heartache or disappointment in their desire for children.

Thank you for your thoughtful guidance.

It is a very, very precious thing to hear the all-wise, all-good, all-powerful creator of the

universe say to you personally, no good thing do I withhold from those who walk

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