July 9, 2026, Isaiah 62:1-12
July 9, 2026, Isaiah 62:1-12
62 For Zion's sake I will not
keep silent,
and for Jerusalem's sake I
will not be quiet,
until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
and her salvation as a
burning torch.
2 The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all the kings your
glory,
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of
the Lord will give.
3 You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of
the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the
hand of your God.
4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken,[a]
and your land shall no
more be termed Desolate,[b]
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,[c]
and your land Married;[d]
for the Lord delights in
you,
and your land shall be
married.
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your sons
marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God
rejoice over you.
6 On your walls, O
Jerusalem,
I have set watchmen;
all the day and all the night
they shall never be
silent.
You who put the Lord in
remembrance,
take no rest,
7 and give him no rest
until he establishes
Jerusalem
and makes it a praise
in the earth.
8 The Lord has
sworn by his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
“I will not again give your grain
to be food for your
enemies,
and foreigners shall not drink your wine
for which you have
labored;
9 but those who garner it shall eat it
and praise the Lord,
and those who gather it shall drink it
in the courts of my
sanctuary.”[e]
10 Go through, go through the
gates;
prepare the way for the
people;
build up, build up the highway;
clear it of stones;
lift up a signal over the
peoples.
11 Behold, the Lord has
proclaimed
to the end of the earth:
Say to the daughter of Zion,
“Behold, your salvation
comes;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before
him.”
12 And they shall be called The Holy People,
The Redeemed of the Lord;
and you shall be called Sought Out,
A City Not Forsaken.
Isaiah
62:1-12 is a powerful prophetic passage about God's steadfast love, promising
the ultimate restoration, vindication, and joyous covenant renewal of Jerusalem
and His people. It transitions from a plea for deliverance to an assurance of
permanent security, divine delight, and public redemption.
What
"stones" (stumbling blocks, habits, or unforgiveness) do you need to
clear out of your own highway to better prepare your heart for God’s presence?
How
can you active raise a "banner for the nations" by sharing the story
of God's redemption and goodness with the people around you this week?
Robin Adams
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