Read Isaiah 26—27
Sing about a fruitful vineyard: I, the LORD, watch over it; I water it
continually. I guard it day and night so that no one may harm it. I am
not angry. Isaiah 27:2–4

In the day of the Lord, God will use suffering to purge His people and
prepare them for their kingdom. Isaiah 27:9 does not suggest that personal suffering can atone for sin. God uses suffering as a discipline to bring us to submission so that we will seek Him and His holiness (Heb. 12:1–11). The Babylonian captivity cured the Jews of their idolatry.

In Isaiah’s day, the vineyard was producing wild grapes, but in the future
kingdom, Israel will be fruitful and flourishing. God will guard His people
and give them all that they need to bring glory to His name. The nation will “bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit” (Isa. 27:6).

The Bible speaks of three vines: the people of Israel (Isa. 27:5), Christ
and His church (John 15:1–17), and a godless Gentile society, “the vine of the earth” (Rev. 14:18 KJV). The vineyard of Israel was not bearing fruit, the “vine of the earth” was filling the world with poisonous fruit, and God’s people had to be faithful branches in the Vine and produce fruit that glorified God’s name.

Something to Ponder
Looking back, how has God worked to make you more productive for Him?