Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"So shall your God rejoice over you"
Text: Isaiah 62:5
GOD’S JOY CONCERNING HIS PEOPLE
The LORD will rejoice greatly over the new Israel that He would create. That joy however must not be taken for granted.
“For as a young man marries a virgin,
So shall your sons marry you;
And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
So shall your God rejoice over you.
I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall never hold their peace day or night.
You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent,
And give Him no rest till He establishes
And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.”
Isaiah 62:5-7
1. The joy of the newly wedded.
a) Great joy is experienced by the bridegroom.
b) In the same token, the bride also shares the same joy.
c) The LORD’s joy is described using this imagery.
2. The work of the watchmen.
a) Their task was to watch over the city.
b) They must be alert and make regular reports.
c) The spiritual watchmen must also be:
i) Attentive
ii) Alert
d) Their ministry is in prayer.
i) They must seek the LORD.
ii) They must not fail to watch and pray.
3. No rest for God.
a) The watchmen must not stop praying.
b) Until the LORD fulfils His word of promise.
c) Until Jerusalem becomes a praise in the earth.