Zechariah 10:6-10 ~ gather them in

Zechariah 10:6-10


English Standard Version, David Cochran Audio Bible


⁶ "I will strengthen the house of Judah,
and I will save the house of Joseph.
I will bring them back because I have compassion on them,
and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,
for I am the LORD their God and I will answer them.
⁷Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior,
and their hearts shall be glad as with wine.
Their children shall see it and be glad;
their hearts shall rejoice in the LORD.


⁸ "I will whistle for them and gather them in,
for I have redeemed them,
and they shall be as many as they were before.
⁹ Though I scattered them among the nations,
yet in far countries they shall remember me,
and with their children they shall live and return.
¹⁰ I will bring them home from the land of Egypt,
and gather them from Assyria,
and I will bring them to the land of Gilead and to Lebanon,
till there is no room for them.


Today is my daughter Isabelle's 3rd birthday on earth and in heaven. I decided Isabelle is remembered at our house with putting out harvest decorations, she was to be a girl who always had a September or October birthday. Nothing has been more difficult during my life. Yet God is good and I dwell in hope of continued healing. Most days are happy. Some days bring some grief. Occasionally her parents remember her with tears.

And then I will see a photo of a girl in a meadow. Joy and sorrow are about equal. To think of Isaiah 49. Isabelle loves Jesus and knows the highways and hills of God's heaven. Someday we will hear her voice. Until then, we wait upon the Lord.


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