What am I here for? What am I to be about? If we don’t know our purpose then life can seem very purposeless. When our identity is rooted in Jesus we know we are blessed and we then overflow that blessing to others.

Where do I fit? Where do I belong? The more we learn about who God is and who we are… the more we realize that following Jesus must happen in community. A community unified in Jesus that gives the world a taste of the Kingdom of God.

Who am I? Where do I find my value and worth? Can we, or do we, have to make our own identity? It is exhausting and fracturing to make and justify your own existence. In Jesus we find a true identity that brings life, wholeness, and purpose.

The final passage of Isaiah assures us of the strength of heaven’s throne, the joy of Zion’s childbirth, and the glory of the Lord’s coming.

Isaiah’s vision of a new heavens and new earth gives us the hope of a world made new, which should give us expectant joy and motivate us to begin the difficult work of rebuilding.

The Lord reveals his heart towards his people as that of a father who spreads out his hands in welcoming grace and then promises that he can bring forth new wine out of withered grapes.

As the prophet walks among the rubble of the exile, he begins to recount the steadfast love of the Lord and prays for God’s presence and will.