The Lord Had Pity!!!

18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.19 The Lord answered and said to his people,“Behold, I am sending to you grain, wine, and oil,and you will be satisfied;and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.20 “I will remove the northerner far from you,and drive him into a parched and desolate land,his vanguard into the eastern sea,and his rear guard into the western sea;the stench and foul smell of him will rise,for he has done great things.21 “Fear not, O land;be glad and rejoice,for the Lord has done great things!22 Fear not, you beasts of the field,for the pastures of the wilderness are green;the tree bears its fruit;the fig tree and vine give their full yield.23 “Be glad, O children of Zion,and rejoice in the Lord your God,for he has given the early rain for your vindication;he has poured down for you abundant rain,the early and the latter rain, as before.24 “The threshing floors shall be full of grain;the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,my great army, which I sent among you.26 “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,and praise the name of the Lord your God,who has dealt wondrously with you.And my people shall never again be put to shame.27 You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel,and that I am the Lord your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame.

Yet another wonderful testimony of God's goodness and love. He not only spares His people, but He also will restore their riches and bless them with food that they may be satisfied. The Lord did a great thing and was calling his people to rejoice. My heart is filled with rejoicing as I read this! This is truly a great and marvelous example of grace, He turns away His Holy perfect deserving wrath and pours out blessings instead. The people receive what they don't deserve and not getting what they do.

“You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,and praise the name of the Lord your God,who has dealt wondrously with you.And my people shall never again be put to shame.27 You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel,and that I am the Lord your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame." Reading the line "who has dealt WONDROUSLY with you," wow! How amazing it is that God would do this, for me a poor wretched sinner. I don't deserve to be dealt with wondrously by God. God's love is wondrous! I am constantly affected by this and it is a glorious mystery! He is not going to put me to shame! He is in the only one who can satisfy, nothing else!