Isaiah
62:1-5
For Zion’s
sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I
will not be quiet,
until her righteousness goes
forth as brightness,
and her salvation as a
burning torch.
2 The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all the kings your
glory,
and you shall be called by a
new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.
3 You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of
the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the
hand of your God.
4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no
more be termed Desolate,
but you shall be called My
Delight Is in Her,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be
married.
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your sons marry
you,
and as the bridegroom
rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice
over you.
Isaiah
will not keep silent. The Lord will not keep silent. The Lord is going to be
over joyed with Israel. He is going to delight in his people. He is going to
find joy in marrying the Land. These sound like simple things. They even sound
like good things.
The
people have to find their salvation. Who is the righteousness of Israel? Who is
the Salvation of the Land? Who is the bridegroom? God is the Bridegroom. God
requires a holy bride. God requires a Bride that is faithful. God deserves a
Bride that will love him.
Are we
that Bride? Is that to be your land? We have failed to be perfect as God is
perfect. We do not deserve salvation. Why should God rejoice over us? But he
does! God loves you. He watches over you. He even cares for your and provides
for you.
God does
rejoice over you, even while you are wicked and deserve death. God loves you
even as you spit in his face. This is the good and gracious love of our Lord
Jesus Christ. He has compassion and mercy on you. He dies for your sins. He
washes you clean and makes you Holy. He claims you to be his Holy Bride. Jesus
lays down his life, and rises again as the first fruits of your resurrection.
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