Today is the 28th day of September.

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I am Brian. It's great to be here with you today,

as we draw to a close another of the weeks that we get to spend

together. Last time we'll do this and this month we'll be graduating. We'll be moving forward in a couple of days. So it's

good to be here with you today, right here, right now, in this present moment.

As we just kind of gather around the global campfire and release everything and allow the scriptures to kind of calm and be a part of the story that we are telling the story of our lives. We're the Book of Isaiah right now kind of sort of rounding the corner. We got a ways to go but we're way into it at this

point and so we will continue that journey with Isaiah chapter 54, 1, 57, 14 today.

Shout of joy, O barren one who has borne no children, burst into song and shout you who have not been in labor.

For the children of the desolate woman will be more than the children of the one who is

married, says the Lord.

Enlarged the sight of your tent and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out.

Do not hold back, lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes, for you will spread out to the right and to the right. and towns. Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed.

Do not be discouraged.

For you will not suffer disgrace.

For you will forget the shame of your youth and the disgrace of your widowhood you will remember no more.

For your maker is your husband.

The Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel, is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth, he is called.

For the Lord has called you, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit.

Like the wife of a man's youth when she is cast off, says your God.

For a brief moment I abandoned you. says your God.

For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.

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