Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Rejoice with Jerusalem"
Text: Isaiah 66:10
REJOICING WITH JERUSALEM
A great call to all who love Jerusalem was made. The LORD had great plans for Zion.
“Rejoice with Jerusalem,
And be glad with her, all you who love her;
Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;
That you may feed and be satisfied
With the consolation of her bosom,
That you may drink deeply and be delighted
With the abundance of her glory.”
Isaiah 66:10-11
1. Every reason to rejoice.
a) Jerusalem was not destined to desolation.
b) There was reason to mourn when the city fell to the Babylonians.
c) But there is every reason to rejoice as God reveals His plans.
d) Those who truly love Jerusalem will find reason to rejoice in her again.
2. What is that one special thing that God would give to Jerusalem?
a) The LORD will give to Jerusalem “glory”.
b) It will not be a glory like the past.
c) Jerusalem will become a place where the following may be experienced:
i) Satisfaction with God’s provision.
ii) Consolation in God’s embrace.
iii) The quenching of spiritual thirst from God’s word.
iv) Delight in the LORD and His presence.
v) Abundance of glory.
3. Jerusalem’s abundance of glory.
a) It would not be in the physical realm.
b) It would be found in the Messiah’s presence and power.
c) He would be there to govern the nation as the King of kings.