Isaiah 25:9 In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."
Never really paid attention to this verse, probably read it several time without it jumping out at me. Sort of like driving the same route everyday and noticing a building or a house you never saw before, but for some reason it caught your eye on that particular day…to your surprise of course. I was surprised by this verse because of it simplicity and majesty. First is speaks of God as our God. In Revelations 21:3, it says, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”
What an incredible picture this is, a time when God and man will dwell on the same plain of existence. All of this will happen because we trusted Him and he saved us. Salvation was always the plan.
What does this salvation look like and why do we need it. In Isaiah 25 talks about a time when God would prepare a banquet for all people, verse 6. In verse 8, he will swallow up death, wipe away the tears and remove the disgrace of his people. He will save the people from the enemy, verse 10 (represented by Moab, a long time enemy of the Lord’s people). So we see a picture of Salvation being, rescued from an enemy, having been restored from disgrace, relieved of pain and suffering for all time. Death no longer holds a grip on our souls and we will rejoice in the presence of the Lord at a great feast prepared by God himself.
How could God accomplish such a work? The answer is Jesus Christ. Jesus being the nature God humbled himself and became flesh. He lived the perfect life you and I could never live, he was sinless. He was crucified and died once and for all, for the sins of the many. He died for you and me. Through his death he conquered or mastered death, and put and end to the enemy, Satan, the deceiver. Through his sacrifice we have the forgiveness of our sins and through his resurrection we have the New Life…a new life in Christ. When we believe and trust in the risen savior, we become a new creation. Better yet we become children of the Most High, heirs to the Kingdom.
So you see through Christ God fulfilled his promise in Isaiah, he rescues us from the enemy, he removed our disgrace and gave us grace. He defeated death and when we die he will wipe away our tears, and we will sit with him in eternity at the great feast prepared by Him.
So when you read Isaiah 25:9 and its says…, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation." Kind of gives the verse a whole new meaning. Rejoice, rejoice again I say rejoice!
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