“The nations will see your vindication, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name.” Isaiah 62:2 NIV
The end of Isaiah 61 describes God’s people rejoicing in the Lord and finding their joy as workers in God’s kingdom because God has set them free from their sins, as He has done for us in Jesus Christ. We rejoice in the Lord because He has clothed us with the garments of salvation and the robe of righteousness, through the finished work of the Cross. God takes sinful people and makes them beautiful, planting them as oaks of righteousness for His own glory. This idea continues in Isaiah 62. God is pictured as being restless for His people. He will not keep quiet and will not stop until His people have righteousness and salvation going forth in brightness like a burning torch. When the Servant/Redeemer comes bringing salvation, God’s people will be completely changed. Rather than being full of sin, they will possess righteousness and salvation. This is not a deserved righteousness. We have not seen any picture that God’s people would be righteous because of their efforts and works. Through the work of the Servant of God, God will declare the status of God’s people to be righteous. This is the righteousness and glory that the nations will see. They will not see perfect works, for that cannot happen. Rather, the nations are going to see a people who are transformed and living different lives because God has called them righteous and saved them from their sins. The people will be so radically transformed that God says that these people will be called by a new name. This indicates the people have a new character and a new relationship with the Lord. In Christ we are new creatures with a new relationship with God.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, thank You for making us into a new creation in Christ Jesus.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, thank You, through the finished work of Jesus Christ, Your only begotten Son, our Saviour and Lord, and through our faith in Him, You have made us into a new creation in Christ Jesus with a new character and new relationship with You. AMEN
I.B.R.A. Readings
Mark 14:66-72
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