Scripture Isaiah 60:1-22
What comes to mind when you hear the word “Let”?
“Let me entertain you, let me make you smile”
“Let me have it”
“Let go” FROZEN – “Let it go”
“Live and let live” or “Live and let die”
“Let go, let God”
“Let it be”:
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be
And in my hour of darkness, She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be
And when the broken-hearted people, Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, Let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer, Let it be
Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be
And in my hour of darkness, She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, Let it be
And when the broken-hearted people, Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, Let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer, Let it be
LET = to give opportunity to, or fail to prevent
[GIVE OPPORTUNITY / DON’T PREVENT]
[GIVE OPPORTUNITY / DON’T PREVENT]
Our song today says:
Let the glory of the Lord Rise among us
Let the praises of the King Rise among us
Let the songs of the Lord Rise among us
Let the joy of the King Rise among us
Let it rise Ohh, ohh ohh Let it rise
Let the praises of the King Rise among us
Let the songs of the Lord Rise among us
Let the joy of the King Rise among us
Let it rise Ohh, ohh ohh Let it rise
Isaiah 60:1-22
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4 “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.
5 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.
6 Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
7 All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple.
5 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.
6 Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
7 All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple.
8 “Who are these that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests?
9 Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a]
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.
9 Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a]
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.
10 “Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion.
11 Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations— their kings led in triumphal procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined.
Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion.
11 Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations— their kings led in triumphal procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined.
13 “The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the juniper, the fir and the cypress together, to adorn my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place for my feet. 4 The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations.
16 You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace your governor and well-being your ruler.
18 No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
19 The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.
21 Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
22 The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.”
16 You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace your governor and well-being your ruler.
18 No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
19 The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.
21 Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
22 The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.”
Isaiah 60-62 display the glorious future of a Jerusalem in which God’s glory shines through his anointed servant Jesus Christ: (Is 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.). That glory will express itself when sin has been conquered by God’s warrior. Even prior to that final blow to sin and death there is a realization of much of the divine glory in the here and now. From Jerusalem a witness has gone out to the world and that witness continues to this day through His people – the church.
Chapter 60 has 4 distinct parts:
1-3 Poetic introduction
4-9 Zion’s return from exile carrying the wealth of the world
10-14 Oppressive kings submit to Zion
15-22 God will not forget Israel but will restore her to himself.
The fascinating part is that the people have already returned from exile – therefore Isaiah is talking about returning from a theological exile. It has not to do with physical captivity, rather with spiritual captivity – much from the influence of the Babylonian captivity. Yes, some stayed strong during captivity like (Meshack, Shadrach, Abednego and Daniel) but many did not. The glory of the Lord had fallen from their spirits and the time had come for them to Let the glory of the Lord rise among them.
John 17:1-6
“Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. “I have revealed you[a] to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.
John 17:10 And glory has come to me through them.
John 17:24
Paul likens us to shining stars, and the word shine means to reflect. The scientific term is albedo. It's a measurement of how much sunlight a celestial body reflects. The planet Venus, for example, has the highest albedo at .65. In other words, 65 percent of the light that hits Venus is reflected. Depending on where it's at in its orbit, the almost-a-planet Pluto has an albedo ranging from .49 to .66. Our night-light, the moon, has an albedo of .07. Only seven percent of sunlight is reflected, yet it lights our way on cloudless nights.
In a similar sense, each of us has a spiritual albedo. The goal? One hundred percent reflectivity. We, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord. You cannot produce light. You can only reflect it.
Let the praises of the King Rise among us
Let the songs of the Lord Rise among us
Let the joy of the King Rise among us
Let it rise Ohh, ohh ohh Let it rise
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