Isaiah 61:10. In the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God;
Not only shall my lips be full of joy, but my inmost nature, the very essence of my being, "my soul shall be joyful in my God." "In my God." That is a stage higher than saying, "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord." We do greatly rejoice in the Lord, but our very soul is joyful when we can each one call him, "my God." That is a possession that the richest among you may well envy if you have it not.
Isaiah 61:10. For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
The loveliest sight in the world is one of God’s people. We sometimes sing, and sadly sing, concerning this earth, -
"Where every prospect pleases,
And only man is vile."
But there is another side to that picture, for when the "man" is a true child of God, we can say, -
"Though every prospect pleases,
Yet man outshines them all."
Well did the psalmist sing, "Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour." Angels do homage to the renewed man; for the promise is, "They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone." You who are children of God need not wish to change places even with an archangel, for you are brother to him who sits upon the throne of God; you wear a nature that is akin to that of the Only-begotten, indeed, it is the self-same nature as his. Glory, then, in this great truth, that you are covered with the robe of righteousness, decked with ornaments, like a bridegroom, and adorned with jewels, like a bride.
Isaiah 61:10. In the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God;
Not only shall my lips be full of joy, but my inmost nature, the very essence of my being, "my soul shall be joyful in my God." "In my God." That is a stage higher than saying, "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord." We do greatly rejoice in the Lord, but our very soul is joyful when we can each one call him, "my God." That is a possession that the richest among you may well envy if you have it not.
Isaiah 61:10. For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
The loveliest sight in the world is one of God’s people. We sometimes sing, and sadly sing, concerning this earth, -
"Where every prospect pleases,
And only man is vile."
But there is another side to that picture, for when the "man" is a true child of God, we can say, -
"Though every prospect pleases,
Yet man outshines them all."
Well did the psalmist sing, "Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour." Angels do homage to the renewed man; for the promise is, "They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone." You who are children of God need not wish to change places even with an archangel, for you are brother to him who sits upon the throne of God; you wear a nature that is akin to that of the Only-begotten, indeed, it is the self-same nature as his. Glory, then, in this great truth, that you are covered with the robe of righteousness, decked with ornaments, like a bridegroom, and adorned with jewels, like a bride.