God's Glory Church

Hundreds of years before Jesus, God’s people were in trouble.

They got confused in life, could not help themselves, and perhaps began to doubt that God would save them. Have you ever felt like this? If so, you may be among the original audience of this verse—the exiles in Babylon.

The Babylonians took their land and sent them hundreds of kilometers away. Perhaps they thought that God had abandoned them or that He did not hear their cries. But God is always present and He is always close.

Isaiah let his people know that God would provide a way out of the Babylonian captivity. And God fulfilled His promise by allowing His people to return home.

A generation later, many of God’s people felt themselves in a new exile. They were home, but all was not well. So they remembered this verse and its promise—that no matter how dark or desperate our situation may be, God is able to provide a way out of a broken, broken heart and despair into a whole, healthy future.

But they did not know that an even more final solution to the problem of the darkness in which they lived was approaching. Isaiah 40:3 is a prophecy that was fulfilled not only when the exiles left Babylon and returned home, but also at the coming of the Messiah. Through Jesus, God made a permanent way for people to come out of darkness and find hope, strength, and peace. God has provided a permanent path from darkness to light.

So what are you going through? What is your “Babylon”? It could be a habit you can’t seem to break, a loved one who keeps making self-destructive decisions, or a mental health problem that seems overwhelming. No matter what it is, God can and will bring you out of brokenness and back to life.