The Restoration of a Nation: Isaiah 60

Isaiah 60 opens with, “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.”

So clearly, darkness covers the earth and the people of the world.  But it does not cover God’s people, and it never will.  The Holy Spirit that lives in each believer will see to that ?

After that Isaiah goes on to tell of what a Restoration by God will look like to the people of faith that He restores:

“Lift up your eyes and look about you:   All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,  and your daughters are carried on the hip.
 Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come…”-Isaiah 60:4-5

“bringing your children from afar,  with their silver and gold,
to the honor of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.”-Isaiah 60:9

It sounds a lot like the nation we used to be!  And perhaps could be again, tf we return to God and become the “One Nation Under God” that we used to be.

And because God loves and understands us, He ensured that there are two references in Isaiah 60 regarding our children. God knows the joy that having our children with us will give us, because God knows and understands just how much we love our children.  And as a Mom, that understanding means more than I can ever say.

Why?  Because it means that when I am praying for my children, God understands just how important they are to me.  And because He loves both me and my children, He will be with us in all things.  And that is a great comfort! ?.

God loves us and our children. Return to God. Pray. Be the Light 🙂