The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Isaiah 4:2-4,
"In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem."
In the prophecy of his indictment of the sin of those living in Jerusalem, and the resultant fall of the city because of it (Judah and Jerusalem are to be vanquished and a remnant carried off to Babylon), the Lord turns his attention to a better day, a wonderful day.
A new day is to come! A beautiful day! God is going to send his servant, the "Branch", Jesus Christ to his people and to the world! Further, looking past this age, in a breathless view into the New Jerusalem, following the resurrection of God's people, the Branch of the Lord is seen to be beautiful and glorious!
Zechariah mentions the Branch of the Lord, "I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.", Zechariah 3:8.
We also read about the Branch of the Lord in Jeremiah 33:14-16, "'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.'"
The Branch of the Lord is "The Lord Our Righteous Savior." Jesus Christ, beautiful and glorious in all of his majestic splendor! I have a sense that our lives in the resurrection will be marked by a number of times when our breath will be taken away as we behold our transcendent and awesome Savior!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem."
In the prophecy of his indictment of the sin of those living in Jerusalem, and the resultant fall of the city because of it (Judah and Jerusalem are to be vanquished and a remnant carried off to Babylon), the Lord turns his attention to a better day, a wonderful day.
A new day is to come! A beautiful day! God is going to send his servant, the "Branch", Jesus Christ to his people and to the world! Further, looking past this age, in a breathless view into the New Jerusalem, following the resurrection of God's people, the Branch of the Lord is seen to be beautiful and glorious!
Zechariah mentions the Branch of the Lord, "I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.", Zechariah 3:8.
We also read about the Branch of the Lord in Jeremiah 33:14-16, "'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.'"
The Branch of the Lord is "The Lord Our Righteous Savior." Jesus Christ, beautiful and glorious in all of his majestic splendor! I have a sense that our lives in the resurrection will be marked by a number of times when our breath will be taken away as we behold our transcendent and awesome Savior!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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