Build Up

“If you do away with the yoke,
the clenched fist, the wicked word,
if you give your bread to the hungry,
and relief to the oppressed,

your light will rise in the darkness,
and your shadows become like noon.
Yahweh will always guide you,
giving you relief in desert places.

He will give strength to your bones
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water
whose waters never run dry.

You will rebuild the ancient ruins,
build up on the old foundations.
You will be called ‘Breach-mender,’
‘Restorer of ruined houses.’”
~Isaiah 58:6-12

When I read this portion of Scripture it made me think of my father-in-law and the way he lives his life. Happy 60th Birthday!