What "joy" there
is in the Lord's "comfort" and "compassion" (Isaiah 49:13). He reaches
out to us in compassion. He reaches out to us with His comfort. We
rejoice in Him - the God of compassion, the God of comfort. "The
Almighty Lord helps me" (Isaiah 50:7,9). What help there is in the Lord!
The Maker of heaven and earth is our Helper. "The people ransomed by
the Lord will return. They will come to Zion, singing with joy" (Isaiah
51:11). How does the Lord help us? He has "ransomed" us. We have been
"bought with a price" (1 Corinthians 6:20). We have been "redeemed with
the precious blood of Christ" (1 Peter 1:18-19).
More of these Bible readings notes can be found at God's Word For Every Day . Matthew 4:12-17 Having overcome His enemy, Jesus begins His ministry. Satan will be back - Luke ends his account of Jesus' temptations with these ominous words, 'When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left until an opportune time' (4:12). Satan will try again, but - for now - he has failed to stop Jesus setting out on His ministry, a ministry which brings light into the darkness. The light is shining brightly - 'the Kingdom of heaven is near' (17). Jesus' ministry is viewed as a fulfilment of Old Testament prophecy (15-16; Isaiah 9:1-2). The prophecy had been given: Death will be overcome, men and women will be delivered from 'the shadow of death'. Now, in Christ, the prophecy has been fulfilled: by His death, Christ has destroyed 'him who holds the power of death - that is, the devil' and He has set 'free' those who live in 'fear of d
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