For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you nor shall My covenant of peace be removed (Isaiah 54:10).
In reading Isaiah 54, I was captured by this familiar passage. I realize that this Messianic promise belongs not only to Israel but also to the Church of the Lord, Jesus Christ.
The prophet Isaiah says, “’enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; do not spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes. For you shall expand to the right and to the left […] For a mere moment I have forsaken you, but with great mercies I will gather you. With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; but with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,’ says the Lord, your Redeemer. ‘For this is like the waters of Noah to Me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth […] For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you nor shall My covenant of peace be removed’ says the Lord, who has mercy on you” (Isaiah 54:2-3,7-10). In this passage, the Lord also makes a covenant with us as He compares with us what He spoke to Noah.
In times of restoration, the Lord exhorts His people to cooperate with His peace, mercy, and grace that are abundantly poured out upon them. In Isaiah 54, we are told to enlarge the place of our tent. That is, we are encouraged to recognize the hand of God in our lives and to be responsive. The Lord in this scripture does not make a conditional promise to us, but an unconditional one. He says, “with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,” and “the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you nor shall My covenant of peace be removed says the Lord, who has mercy on you.”
The Lord has provided an atmosphere in which His Church can experience unfettered growth. He has showered us with His peace, mercy, and everlasting kindness. The prophet Isaiah and the apostle Paul confirm that this atmosphere is of Divine origin. I encourage you to cooperate with the Spirit of grace and experience God’s favor in your life.