Isaiah 11:10-16 – The Nations’ King
We read that Christ’s resting place is glorious. What is that resting place? He who obeyed unto death, Who by His own shed blood rescued for eternity His own people, rose from the dead and ascended into Heaven. There He sits, reigning. His redemptive work is done. He reigns over and is conquering all things because of His redeeming work, because of His mediatorial work as Prophet, Priest, and King. There is not only rest for Him, but rest for you as well. Rest from your guilt. Rest from your strife. Rest from all the efforts of trying to make yourself good enough for God. Rest from the threat of God’s wrath. Rest from all the condemnation that previously you had feared and the fear of death itself.
We read that in that day the Lord shall recover the remnant of His people, and all these nations are named here. What could this be talking about? God is allowing Isaiah to see what Paul taught about in Romans 11 where an olive tree represents the one people of God, the one true Israel. The Jews are broken off because of their disobedience; some of them anyway. The Gentiles are grafted in. But a time is coming when the fullness of the Gentiles shall come in, and then there should be a great movement of those who are Jews back into the one people of God. The Jews shall look upon Him whom they have pierced, and they shall believe upon Him. As we read in Revelation, the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdom of our God and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever. Someone might say, ‘but that’s not the way things look today.’ Does the way things look today determine how they shall be? At one point there was a handful of people who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ. Now they are over the world, with all kinds of languages, among all kinds of peoples. The kingdom of Christ is advancing, and the nations must yield, shall yield to Him. We have the blessing of participating in that. We have the privilege of being used by God in its advance. Let us give glory to God. Let us rejoice in our king who even now is protecting us, caring for us, ruling over us, and destroying all His and our enemies.
Questions
- What rest do we have in Christ?
- What promises do we have hear of Christ’s Kingdom?
Prayer Points
- Give thanks that Christ is a triumphant King.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters.