REJOICE THOU BARREN THAT BEAREST NOT

Text; Isaiah 54:1-17,53:5, Galatians 4:27, Habakkuk 3:17-19

In our text, God’s Word says to those who are experiencing barrenness in any area of their lives to rejoice and “sing O barren”. Why should God admonish the barren to rejoice when she or he is under a humiliating and frustrating situation in his or her life? For the avoidance of doubt , barrenness here covers all facets of our physical, soulish and spiritual life, where there is no fruit bearing. It could be in soul winning (Romans 1:13); in holiness (Romans 6:22); in righteousness (Hebrews 12:11); in love (Galatians 5:22-23); in our lips –giving continual thanks and praise to God and our Lord Jesus(Hebrews 13:15); in our mouth (Proverbs 18:20, 13:2, 12:14), in our body(Psalm 127:3,92:14);in our labor(1 Corinthians.15:58); in knowledge (Hosea 4:6); in our thoughts (Jeremiah 6:19), of our hands or the ground(Proverbs 12:14, Genesis 4:3) This is because in Isaiah 53:5 the Bible says “the chastisement for our peace (blessing, completeness, healing etc) was laid upon Jesus.

All these benefits and blessings are ours because Jesus was punished on the Cross of Calvary for our sins, transgression and iniquity of ourselves and our fore-fathers which gave rise to barrenness and sickness in our lives, and He paid with His precious blood on the Cross to redeem us from these curses so that we do not bear the yoke and burden of barrenness anymore as members of the body of Christ(Galatians 3:13-14, 1 John 2:2).

So The Lord wants us to look at our lives and in any area where there is barrenness for us ,to start rejoicing as if the fruit we desire to see was already with us. We should begin to think, speak and act as if the barrenness is no more. Faith calleth those things which are not as though they were, and declares the end from the beginning(Romans 4:17, Isaiah 46:10)

We should start planning what we would do when our desired blessings are manifested physically. God says, “Rejoice because you are prosperous in Christ.” In Christ, you are already blessed with every spiritual blessing, including prosperity etc. (Ephesians 1:3) “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” (2 Corinthians 8:9)

If you are sick, start rejoicing now in your healing because Jesus has already borne your diseases and carried your pains, and by His stripes you have already been healed. (Isaiah 53:4–5, 1 Peter 2:24)

Whatever barren situation you are in, rejoice and tell God, “Father, because of the sacrifice of Your Son on the Cross of Calvary and the redemptive blood shared for my sake, I am blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. You have already given me everything. Therefore I am going to start to think, speak and act like it is so and rejoice!” until the manifestation of my blessing comes.

As you rejoice in the Lord you will be established in righteousness (Isaiah 54 vs.14) and even though the adversary may gather together against you, they will fall for your sake (Isaiah 54:15) and no weapon fashioned against you shall prosper and any mouth that rises against you in judgment you shall condemn.This is our heritage in Christ and our righteousness is of me saith the Lord (Isaiah 54:17).

God bless you as you rejoice in the Lord continually in this season of thanksgiving. Our God is good and worthy of our praises.