Christ is Coming #8

 Isaiah was writing to a group of God's people who needed encouragement. They were despondent over losing their homes and being taken into exile, but God had some good news:

7 How beautiful upon the mountains
    are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,
    who publishes salvation,
    who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
8 The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice;
    together they sing for joy;
for eye to eye they see
    the return of the Lord to Zion.
9 Break forth together into singing,
    you waste places of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people;
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord has bared his holy arm
    before the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth shall see
    the salvation of our God.

What was the Good News? Peace and salvation.  God was going to turn the wasteland of their homes and hearts into a place of restoration; He was going to redeem, to buy back, His people. He was going to show His strong arm of salvation and deliver them, and they would have peace in their heats and homes.  This is the good news of Jesus Christ: God has accomplished His salvation and offers peace.