Do you believe that you are made righteous in Christ?
That they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified…Isaiah 61:3
Lord Jesus,
As we prayed yesterday,
we have much to mourn
in our days on this earth:
our sinful, rebellious hearts;
our sorrow over injustice, poverty,
broken relationships, sickness, war, and death.
And yet, you say a day is coming
when you will wipe away our ashes,
when you will place on our heads
“a beautiful headdress,”
anointing them
with “the oil of gladness.”
The day is coming
when you will remove our “faint spirits,”
outfitting us instead in “the garment of praise” (Isaiah 61:3).
In that day, we will become “oaks of righteousness,”
waving our wild and lovely branches
in a swaying dance to your glory.
Oh, Lord, hasten that day.
In your transforming name. Amen.
Read Isaiah 61:1-4; Psalm 45:7; Psalm 132:9; 2 Corinthians 5:21.
