BC Devotion #24 - Have You Discovered Isaiah 58?

Isaiah 58 is one of the most inspiring chapters in the Bible, but for much of my life I don’t recall being aware of it at all. Around 1996, Janet and I were pursuing special needs adoption. We had done everything to be eligible, and were considering several special needs children. Seeking God for direction, Janet “discovered” Isaiah 58 in her personal devotional time, and the passage helped us gain confidence to aggressively pursue the adoption of a particular little boy. In the end, God did not open that door for us; another family that was probably better suited to his needs became his family. But soon thereafter, Janet and I became immersed in children’s ministry at Timothy Baptist Church, and it seemed like we had dozens of new children. Over the years, we have encountered a steady stream of special ministry opportunities with special people that we met at Timothy, then later at the Bread of Life Church, ChristWalk Ministries and Jubilee House for men, and more recently at The Sparrow’s Nest Mission Church. (Over the years and through these adventures, our "home base" has been Watkinsville FBC.) If you are not familiar with this special chapter, take some time to consider its message. “…and the Lord will continually guide you, and satisfy your desire in scorched places, and give strength to your bones; and you will be like a well watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail …”