“Although you have been forsaken and hated,
    with no one traveling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride
    and the joy of all generations.
16 You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior,
    your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,
    and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
    and iron in place of stones.

I know that somewhere in the past I have used this title. But it again seems appropriate. With God ‘things can change.’ May we always believe it.

Furthermore, God always gives better than the world gives (17a). His gifts are vastly superior than anything our culture can offer. The devil will lie to us and tell us this is not so, but it absolutely is. Why settle for inferior things?

However, when the Lord intervenes in our circumstances, to bring transformation, the greatest gift is the Giver; it is Himself. See verse 16b. If through His saving, rescuing work we are given a greater revelation of Him, and brought nearer to Him, this is of supreme value.

”Not long ago you were despised refuse—out-of-the-way, unvisited, ignored. But now I’ve put you on your feet, towering and grand forever, a joy to look at! When you suck the milk of nations and the breasts of royalty, You’ll know that I, God, am your Saviour, your Redeemer, Champion of Jacob. I’ll give you only the best—no more hand-me-downs!    Gold instead of bronze, silver instead of iron, bronze instead of wood, iron instead of stones.” The Message.