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Isaiah 62:8-9 – Safe and Sound

In these verses we come to this promise of the safety and security of the people of God. We see in verse 8 that they should be safe from their enemies. In the past, when there had been unfaithfulness in the people of God, He had taken away from them their grain and their wine. God is saying that which should have gone to strengthen and nourish Israel was taken away. But it wasn’t just thrown away. It went to their enemies to strengthen and encourage them. That’s what had happened, and that’s what would yet happen to Israel. In this prophecy Jesus is saying, I will no longer do that. The fullness of this prophecy is looking to the days of Messiah to come, and to days beyond that. We see the gospel going forth to the nations. We see people bringing in their wealth for Jesus Christ. We see the bread and the wine in Communion. They shall be in the church until the Lord Jesus should come again. There’s a promise of what shall be.

In verse 9 we see that we are soundly blessed. Not only would and will the church of Jesus Christ be kept safe and be relieved from all her enemies, but she will be placed in a position of security and soundness. The Lord Jesus Christ has said in Matthew 16:18, “I will build my church”. And He is doing so. God gives to us great blessings that we eat before Him, yielding to Him all our praise, and receiving from Him all kinds of blessing and benefit. Jesus cares for us as the church of Jesus Christ. He cares for us in our denomination. He cares for us in our presbytery. He cares for us in our own local congregation. He cares for our families. He takes care of us, each of us as individuals, giving us that which is good, giving us that which is needed, taking care of our bodies because they are important to him too. Our Father in Heaven delights to give us what is good, and He delights to delight us. But He also takes care of us in another way as well. We get to feed on Jesus Himself in the Lord’s Supper, by faith, in a spiritual way. As He is spiritually present with us, and we feed on Him in our souls, He provides us with exactly what we have pictured here in verse 9. All these promises of blessing are unchanging because God does not change!

Question

  1. What promises are in these verses?

Prayer Points

  1. Give thanks that we can trust that God will care for us.
  2. Use prayer points from your congregation.
  3. Pray for family matters.