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 62:11-12,
"The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: 'Say to Daughter Zion, "See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him."' They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted."
The exaltation of Zion takes place when her Savior comes to her, ushering in a new age.
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
"The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: 'Say to Daughter Zion, "See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him."' They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted."
The exaltation of Zion takes place when her Savior comes to her, ushering in a new age.
As he comes, he brings his reward with him. I am reminded of Revelation 22:12-13, "Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
What I note is salvation, our reward from God, eternal life lived in the pleasures found at the right hand of God, in his river of delights, comes in a person, Jesus Christ. It is not brought by a church, a temple, a religion, a government, an institution, a theology or a dogma: it comes in a person, Jesus Christ. It doesn't come through a college degree, the right job, the right spouse, the newest toys, money or the latest technology: it comes in a person, Jesus Christ.
Look at all the pronouns used to point to the source of the reward that comes when Zion finally is exalted as the city of God: "His reward is with him", "His recompense accompanies him" These reference our "Savior". This Savior is identified in Revelation 22 where he speaks and all the pronouns turn to first person: "I am coming soon", My reward is with me", I will give to each", I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End". These pronouns all refer to the person Jesus Christ.
Salvation is found in Jesus Christ and no where else. We come to a person and embrace that person in faith to earn our reward from God. That person is not Mohammed, that person is not Joseph Smith. That person is not Barack Obama and that person is not Vladimir Putin. That person is Jesus Christ.
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
No comments:
Post a Comment