Lord's Day Devotion - Salvation and Praise (Isaiah 60:18-22 ESV)

 Whether it's prophecy foretelling of a millennial Golden Age to come for Jerusalem and her peoples, or of the foretelling of Christ's birth, death, resurrection and the spread of salvation throughout the earth, the Isaiah 60 verses really shine gloriously.  I especially like verses 18-22.

There is restoration and the fruitfulness and revival that comes through Jesus Christ.  This is what it speaks to me.  We all long for peace and joyful living.  Especially now, in the turbulence of wars with Hamas/Iran and Israel, the seemingly never-ending Russian-Ukraine conflict, and the terrorizing of the people of Goma by M23 and even the threat of a third world war.

To have no more violence, devastation or destruction would be a miracle.  Then for the "walls to be called "Salvation" and the gates "Praise" ... isn't this what we long for?  It presents a wondrous picture for us.  Through Jesus Christ and His shed blood which offers mankind salvation and the indwelling of His Holy Spirit, we can have these things in our lives.

The inward struggles and battles of our own beings that often feel like there's no light shining is its own kind of violence, devastation and destruction within us.  We get to feeling into the depths of despair.  But praise be, the LORD God is the everlasting light.  He is our glory.  The sunshine of His love can warm our lives and allow Him to bring the peace, restoration, revival and fruitfulness into our beings and actions.

Jesus is our "wall of salvation" and our "gate called Praise."  As our spirits are uplifted through His and the Holy Spirit's work in our lives.  We can have our own personal 'golden age' until He comes to call us Home to be with Him forever.

As we brothers and sisters-in-Christ gather together on Lord's Day, let us remember what our Savior has done for us.  Partake of the broken bread and drink of the cup of wine - those symbols of His death and resurrection - remember this aspect of His redeeming grace in our lives.  May salvation be your wall and praise be your gates.  May Jesus' glory shine from each of us so that our

 "days of mourning shall be ended."  

May we each spiritually prosper and become fruitful in the land wherever He plants us.  May He hasten these days.  

"Come, Jesus Come" 

we pray.

Then give Him all the glory.

                                                      ~ ERC  October 2025 ~

Based on Isaiah 60:18-22 ESV.

Sing, Come, Jesus Come, along with CeCe Winans.