The Length He Will Go
For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns. The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord will name. You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. 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.
- Isaiah 62:1-5, NKJV
Rejoice in the Lord and acknowledge the length He will go to restore and establish you. Regardless of where you are or where you’ve been, God will re-establish you if you are willing to allow Him to be your God? Some will ask “in what way have we not made Him our God” while others will state “He is my God”; however, God is asking you to sacrifice “self” in order to gain Him (lose all of “you” to gain all of Him). At face value it is an inequitable trade right? To be frank yes it is because the return on investment is immeasurable compared to what you are giving/investing in kind. Understand the length He will go to pull you out of the lowest of pits is to send in not just a rescue team, but a replacement in kind (Jesus) that you may be set free from captivity. In other words the length He’s willing to go for “you” is to lay down His life for “you”…one for one exchange. Subsequently when He asks you to deny yourself and to take up your cross daily, He is looking to re-establish you in His glory and not the world’s filth. Today ask yourself the length you’re willing to go to be restored and re-established in God’s glory...then simply extend your hands to the Lord that He may show you the way.
BE BLESSED!