Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread":
It’s not a sin to feel depressed; even Jesus felt depressed (He cried out on His cross, “My God, why have You forsaken Me?”). Isaiah speaks patiently and tenderly to those who do everything right, they “fear the Lord” (which means, they reverence Him), yet they “walk in darkness, and have no light” (50:10).
If you feel depressed, Jesus does not cast you off; He remembers how He felt on His cross!
Part of the answer to your prayer is two verses later, in 51:1: “Listen to Me,.... who seek the Lord.” Discouraged as you may be, He gives you a message especially written for you! Don’t overwhelm Him with your tears on your knees so you can’t hear what He is saying to you: “LISTEN” to Him. (Remember, Mary Magdalene on the resurrection morning couldn’t see Jesus for her tears, Jn 20:13-16).
Here’s the blessing in Isaiah you need just now, verse 1: “Look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.”
If you have lived with that silver spoon of a multi-billionaire in your mouth all your life, you probably can’t get this: but if you have known poverty and trials (as I have), you’ll get a breath of fresh air from heaven if you will call to mind the humble days of your origin. Remember your sorrow then, your hunger, your poverty, your loneliness. Then think of the many blessings He has given you since then! Yes, looking to the pit whence you were dug (KJV) and the hole out of which you came—you will thank God for all you have and all you are today. Isaiah had just the message you need to lift up your soul again!
Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.
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