Today's Gospel installment- 08-17-2024--Sermon Title-s- --1..Children of the Desolate woman, 2..No weapon formed shall prosper. 3..Their righteousness is of Me.. --Text- Isaiah 54--1..Our first gospel installment since the Kenya Conference in July of 2024.. --2..We are IN Isaiah 54 to hunt for gospel nuggets as in any other place.--3..And the Lord told the story of our salvation in the Babylonian captivity of Israel.--4..He described them in the picture of the desolate, childless woman.. --5..But He came declaring their gathering and their joy.. --6..But the text is multi-layered and is awash with gospel themes that were proleptic-anticipative- of the Lord Jesus Christ and His own wilderness experience in His incarnation and work of our salvation..--7..God preached the experience of the Lord Jesus through ethnic Israel's captivity, Remember Egyptian Captivity- --8..So, the text is very much layered, but ultimately, the greatest light is seen when Christ Jesus is the center of the understanding of what God recorded. --9..This is a wonderful gospel message, but it takes time to work and connect the details so that they make sense.. --But those who love the truth will put the time to glean the nuggets.. And it is FREE-