February 22, 2026 3:00 am
The Biblical writers often expressed joy and praise for God's works of creation and redemption, envisioning a future time when creation itself will sing out in happy praises, free from the curse of sin and corruption.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Creation and praise of God. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace. The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Isaiah fifty five twelve.
Every now and again the Biblical writers were so lifted up in spirit as they contemplated the glory of God and His great works of creation and redemption that they could sense the very creation itself singing out in happy praises. The heavens declare the glory of God as one of the most familiar of these divinely inspired figures of speech, but there are many others. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all the earth. Let the sea roar and the fullness thereof. Let the floods clap their hands.
Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord, for he cometh to judge the earth. Often these praises are in contemplation of God's final return to complete and fulfill His primeval purposes in creation, as in the above passage. This better time is also in view in our text, which looks forward to a time when, instead of the thorn, shall come up the fir tree. And instead of the briar shall come up the myrtle tree, and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. God has triumphed over evil.
And this all points ahead to the eventual removal of the great curse that now dominates creation because of man's sin. For the present the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. One day, however, The groaning creation shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption. Therefore, let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein.
Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice. Psalm 96, 11-12. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us. To support ICR's ministry, visit icr.org/slash donate.
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