Hopeless Cases

Sing for joy, you heavens. For the Lord has done this. The Lord has redeemed Jacob. Isaiah chapter forty four, verse twenty three. Welcome to this daily encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Hopeless cases was written by Tim Gustafsson and read by Stephen Tabor. Isaiah chapter forty four, verses twenty one through twenty five. Remember these things, Jacob. For you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you.

You are my servant, Israel. I will not forget you. I have swept away your offences like a cloud. your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.

Sing for joy, you heavens, For the Lord has done this. Shout aloud, you earth beneath Burst into song, you mountains. You forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob. He displays His glory in Israel.

This is what the Lord says. your Redeemer who formed you in the womb. I am the Lord, the Maker of all things. who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself. who foils the signs of false prophets, and makes fools of diviners.

who overthrows the learning of the wise and turns it into nonsense. Yeah. Hopeless Cases written by Tim Gustafson. The situation looked hopeless for Amy and Alan's infant daughter, Jem. Born with a condition called trisomy eighteen, She was expected to die within days or weeks.

There's no point in treating her, the doctor said coldly. But her mother said I was I have bigger dreams for her. They took Jem home and loved her, and they prayed. Six years later, Jem needed surgery to remove a large tumor that had been found. Then the same doctor walked in.

I know what you're thinking, he said, but I'm asking you for a second chance. He admitted he'd been wrong about Jem. I'd like a chance at redemption, he said. Amy and Allan might have said no, but they understood the power of God's forgiveness. The Old Testament prophets often carried a message of God's judgment.

But woven throughout that message is the irrepressible theme of God's love, faith. forgiveness and redemption. Isaiah pointed out Judah's sin, but suddenly shifted focus. Speaking God's words in Isaiah chapter forty four, he said Return to me. for I have redeemed you.

God's character wouldn't permit him to abandon his people. I have made you, he said. I will not forget you. The conclusion? Sing for joy, you heavens For the Lord has done this.

The Lord has redeemed Jacob. Gem's surgery found no tumor. A miracle, said the doctor. The power of prayer. The power.

of our Redeeming God. Let's pray together. Heavenly Father, We praise you for your unwavering love and forgiveness. Thank you for the assurance that we will experience healing, whether in this life or the next. Help us to always rest in your promise to never forget us.

and sing for joy in your faithfulness. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. As you go about your day, Reflect on these questions.

What hopeless cases do you know of? How have you seen God's redemption at work in your life?