Excellency of our God

“The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing, the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, the excellency of our God”
(Isa 35:1-20)
How simply and beautifully the Lord sums up His joy when sin came into the world through one man’s disobedience, it brought with it a curse, and because of that curse thorns and thistles, barrenness and disappointment are everywhere. Whatever a man may seek to do through his own advancement and culture, it only ends in thorns and thistles and desert sand. In every home there are thorns and thistles.
Your life is nothing but a desert waste, which cannot be changed or improved by any man. Then see what God’s word says: “The desert shall blossom as the rose…. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing.” This is the miracle of the grace of God. He is willing not only to forgive the sin which causes all the barrenness and fruitlessness in our life, but also, by His love, to transform that barren, fruitless life into a garden of roses.