1 Nephi 20 (Isaiah 48) isn’t written to outsiders.
It’s written to people who belong.
“They call themselves of the holy city… but not in truth, nor in righteousness.”
They carried the name.
They knew who they were.
But they weren’t anchored.
And that question lingers:
Do I belong… but drift?
God’s answer is simple:
“Look back.”
Look at what I said.
Look at what I did.
God proves Himself by what He said—and then did.
If I would notice the former things,
I might trust Him with what’s in front of me now.
Then comes the ache:
“O that thou hadst hearkened… then had thy peace been as a river.”
A river—steady, moving, strong.
Not chaotic.
Not stagnant.
Peace isn’t found in controlling life.
It comes from listening to Him in the middle of it.
And then the call:
“Go ye forth of Babylon… declare… say, The Lord hath redeemed…”
Don’t leave quietly.
Say it.
Sing it.
So I make it personal:
Go forth, Connie.
Leave what pulled you away.
Don’t tiptoe out—sing your way out.
I wasn’t just rescued.
I was led out—and redeemed.
We don’t just belong to Him.
We’re meant to be anchored in Him.
And when we are—
life begins to move like a river:
steady… strong… at peace.
Parting line:
Don’t leave Babylon quietly—sing your redemption all the way out.
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