Crown of Beauty (David Gore • Isaiah 61:10-62:3)

It might be, that when you consider the people of God, your first thought is not ‘glorious’. This was certainly the case in Isaiah’s day. Israel was at the end of a long period of struggle and dysfunction. But Isaiah had a capacity to see beyond his day. He knew the reality innate to the true people of God - a people who had internalized the values of God’s way of doing things. These people would show the whole world a life-giving way to be. They would shine and people everywhere will find themselves praising God in gratitude.