“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
then shall the lame man leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
For waters break forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;”
– Isaiah 35:5-6
In Isaiah 35, God promises a wonderful time of renewal and restoration from all the devastation Israel would experience. The reversal of human suffering described in these verses is the heart of this wonderful promise and a picture of God’s Kingdom. This promise would be fulfilled some seven centuries later in the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus opened the eyes of the blind. Jesus unstopped the ears of the deaf. Jesus healed those whose disabilities kept them from leaping. Jesus released the tongue of people who were mute. Jesus knew He was the fulfillment of these verses and pointed those who doubted Him to these very words. Jesus alone offers the Living Water that flows from deep within every one His followers so that we never run dry spiritually!
All God’s promises are yes and amen in Jesus (2 Corinthians 1:20)! He is the revelation of God, the fulfillment of Scripture, and God in the flesh. Jesus suffered, died on a cross, and rose from the dead for you, so that your sins would be forgiven when you believe in Him. In Him, we not only find spiritual healing and eternal life, we enjoy the certainty of a glorious eternal future in God’s presence with full sight and hearing, perfected bodies, and tongues that will praise God forever. Have you embraced Jesus as your Lord and Savior?