“The Lord will wash away the filth of Zion’s people … His glory will
cover everything” (Isaiah 4:4-5). The restoration of the divine glory is
the goal of the divine cleansing. What God does for us and in us is the
reversal of what sin does – “All have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God” (Romans 3:23). God’s people are His “vineyard”, “the
garden of His delight” (Isaiah 5:7). Our response to the Lord is to love
Him and worship Him: “Let me sing a love song to my Beloved” (Isaiah
5:1). We rejoice in the Lord because He has forgiven our sin (Isaiah
6:7). We sing praise to Him because all glory belongs to Him (Isaiah
6:3). Our sin, which is great (Isaiah 6:5), has been forgiven – All
glory to God! This is the Lord’s doing. It is marvellous in our eyes.
“The King” is among us. He reveals Himself as the King of love. Out of
love for the Lord, we make our response – Here am I. Send me” (Isaiah
6:8). As we obey God’s command, “Go and tell the people” (Isaiah 6:9),
we may find that there is much that causes us to be discouraged – “the
cities lie in ruins … The land is completely desolate … A large area in
the middle of the land will be abandoned” (Isaiah 6:11-12). We will also
have some encouragement – “a stump is left – The holy seed will be the
land’s stump” (Isaiah 6:13). When we are tempted to give up, when
discouragement threatens to overwhelm us, we must remember that God is
still on the throne. He is the King – and He still loves us. He is the
King of love.
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