26 Jan 2016, Isaiah 62 以赛亚书 62, New Name In Messiah 因弥赛亚得新名

Posted on Jan 24, 2016 in Devotions, Isaiah |

Scripture Reading  : Isaiah 62

Theme                  : New Name In Messiah

God is jealous for Jerusalem/Zion. He has sworn to put His glory in it; therefore, it is with 100% certainty that this will happen in the future. It will surely be the center of the world when the Messiah returns (Eze. 38:12). Jerusalem will have a new name with its new beginning. Jerusalem is nicknamed Desolate and Forsaken many times throughout its history, especially during the Babylonian captivity and end times captivity, but in the end it will be called Married and My Delight Is In Her (cf. Hosea 1:10). In this context, Married is opposite of Desolate so it means occupy (v 5). In the Messianic Kingdom, Jerusalem will never be pillaged again by foreigners. When Jesus returns He will make a signal for all nations to see, so that they will return all Jews to Jerusalem and come to Jerusalem to worship the Messiah.

 

Praying the Scripture

Whatever our suffering may be, we can always be comforted because our current state of trouble is not our final destination. There will always be a light at the end of the tunnel. Believing Jews had to suffer much, such as Jeremiah and Daniel, but they persevered because they knew their ultimate destination is in the Messianic Kingdom. This comforted them. Whatever our suffering may be, it is not comparable to the glory that awaits us. This should help us to endure. This mindset also helped the apostle Paul to endure suffering (Rom. 8:18). Pray that you will cultivate such mindset to enable you to endure suffering or trials. Pray that it will bring a smile to your face.

经文：以赛亚书62

主题：因弥赛亚得新名

 

神为耶路撒冷/锡安发热心。祂已誓言要将祂的荣耀显于以色列，因此这件事在未来百分之百肯定发生。当弥赛亚归来时，耶路撒冷必然是世界的中心（结38:12）。耶路撒冷将得新名，重新开始；她在历史中曾多次被昵称为“荒凉的”与“撇弃的”，尤其在巴比伦和末日被掳去时，但最后，她将称作“有妇之夫”和“我所喜悦的”（参何1:10）。这里，“有妇之夫”是与“荒凉的”相对的，因此其意思是居住（5节）。在弥赛亚国度里，耶路撒冷永不再被外人占领。当耶稣归来时，祂将制造大旗给万民看，叫他们将所有犹太人归还给耶路撒冷，并到耶路撒冷去拜弥赛亚。

 

用经文祷告

我们无论受到怎样的苦难也能得到安慰，因为眼前的现状并不是最后的结局。深夜后总有黎明。信神的犹太人，如耶利米和但以理，都承受了不少苦难，但他们仍坚持到底，因为他们晓得最终的去处是弥赛亚国度。这给他们带来安慰。无论我们遭受什么苦难，这与等待我们的荣耀是微不足道的。这能助我们承受患难。这样的意念也曾帮助使徒保罗承受苦难（罗8:18）。祷告你会建立这样的思想，使你能承受苦难或试炼。祷告这会使你脸上露出微笑。