Isaiah - Verse By Verse

Isaiah - Day 76

versebyverse | August 17, 2008 17:09

Scripture:  Isaiah 4:2 (NIV):  "In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel."

Thought:  To me, there is great contrast between those who repent and know Christ and those who rebel and refuse to follow Him.

Question:  Am I going to "survive" the crises of the "Day of the LORD"?

Christ is this Branch.  We know from Isaiah 11:1-5 that "the Branch" is Christ.  Also Isaiah 11:10 mentions that this "Branch" will have all peoples "rally to him" and "his place of rest will be glorious."  He will be beautiful and glorious in His Day!  We will see that victorious side of Him we so long to see. 

The "fruit" the land bears at this time will belong to "the survivors" in Israel.  Are these not "the remnant"?  Are these not those who believe and follow Christ?  They have "survived" judgment because Christ has preserved them from it.  And thus their fruit will be pride-worthy and full of glory. 

The majority, however, do not follow Christ and are therefore judged.  What a stark contrast between the glory in this verse and the judgment in previous verses of chapter 3!  What a difference between those judged and those who are redeemed!  I see that those who rebel have behaviors reaching a point where the natural consequences erode positive living, and people are caught having to "sleep" in the very "beds" they have poorly made.

Prayer:  Father of Our Lord Christ, I thank You for Jesus, our Savior, our Branch.  I pray for those who reject Him:  may they see the Truth and turn to Your beauty and glory!  Amen. 

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