Isaiah 61:7. For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion:
That is a sweet state of heart for any of us to be in, - to rejoice in our portion. Oh, what a wonderful portion we have to rejoice in! How blessed is the lot of God’s chosen people! However small a part of our portion may be visible to the eye here below, yet we can sing, -
"All things are ours; the gift of God,
The purchase of a Saviour’s blood;
While the good Spirit shows us how
To use and to improve them too."
Instead of confusion such as once was the lot of the righteous, "they shall rejoice in their portion;"
Isaiah 61:7. Therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
Here is another choice expression: "everlasting joy." Theirs is not a transient joy, like the mirth of fools, which is as the crackling of thorns under a pot, but "everlasting joy shall be unto them."
Isaiah 61:7. For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion:
That is a sweet state of heart for any of us to be in, - to rejoice in our portion. Oh, what a wonderful portion we have to rejoice in! How blessed is the lot of God’s chosen people! However small a part of our portion may be visible to the eye here below, yet we can sing, -
"All things are ours; the gift of God,
The purchase of a Saviour’s blood;
While the good Spirit shows us how
To use and to improve them too."
Instead of confusion such as once was the lot of the righteous, "they shall rejoice in their portion;"
Isaiah 61:7. Therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
Here is another choice expression: "everlasting joy." Theirs is not a transient joy, like the mirth of fools, which is as the crackling of thorns under a pot, but "everlasting joy shall be unto them."