"For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet,
unti her righteousness goes forth as brightness
and her salvation as a burning torch.
The nations shall see yoru righteousness,
and all the kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.
You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,
But you shall be called My Delight is in Her,
And your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your sons mary you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you."
Isaiah 162:1-5
I came to this chapter in my reading plan recently. It's so beautiful. After chapters and chapters of foretelling of the destruction of Israel, he says this. The Lord delights in us and rejoices over us like a bridegroom to his bride. After the idolatry we commit and the prostitution of ourselves to those other than our Husband, the Lord, he still rejoices in us. Why? That is the question. How can anybody, let alone God, love us that much? It's just something I've been contemplating lately: the enormous and unfailing love of God.
