HE CALLS YOU THE BELOVED REDEEMED – Yielding in the midst of a life of despair.

He Calls You the Beloved Redeemed

Pastor Calvin Cook

October 24, 2025

“For your Maker is your husband— the Lord of hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. For the Lord has called you like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit, like a wife of youth when she is cast off,” says your God.— Isaiah 54:5–6 (ESV)

After a long, dark night in the situations of life, the Holy One comes quietly near. He awakens your heart and breathes new life into the very places that once felt claimed by death. With gentle strokes of hope and assurance, God whispers into your soul:

“I have created you. I love you. I have called you by name. You are My beloved, redeemed.”

Rest in that moment.

Linger there.

Allow the Holy Spirit to do what He was sent to do — to comfort you, to heal your hurting heart, and to remind you just how deeply loved you are.

In this life, we often carry visions and expectations of how things *should* go — a perfect family, a peaceful journey, an easy faith. But life rarely follows the script we imagine. Our strength drains as the waves of hardship roll in: struggles, trials, loss, pain, illness, persecution, even the death of those we love. Each one leaves us searching for meaning and asking, *Why, Lord?*

Yet right in the middle of that despair, Isaiah 54:5–6 speaks a word of comfort and belonging:

 “The Lord has called you like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit.”

This is not a distant God — this is the God who knows your name, who has called you His own, who comes close to claim, heal, and restore you.

Now the invitation is yours:

Will you receive it?

Will you surrender your anguish to the One who gave His life to give you new life? Or if you have left that faith will you humbly and without apprehension return?

Will you let go of fear and step into the freedom He offers — freedom from sin, despair, and the grip of evil?

This is where true peace begins — in the arms of the One who calls you Beloved Redeemed.

Whether you are surrounded by a crowd or alone beside your bed… whether you’re rejoicing or wrestling through pain… may you pause long enough to hear Him whisper again today:

 “You are My beloved. You are My redeemed.”

Prayer: Redeeming Father, thank You for calling me by name and for loving me even when I feel unworthy. In the middle of my pain and uncertainty, remind me that I belong to You. Heal what is broken in me, and let Your Spirit breathe peace and renewal into my soul. Help me rest in the truth that I am — and always will be — Your beloved redeemed. Amen.