Isaiah 62:1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest… (with vers. 6, 7): — I. THE CAUSE OF DIVINE UNREST. The needs of the Church, Zion; the condition of the city, Jerusalem. It is in the lack of "righteousness," the need of "salvation." This is still true of our Churches and cities. The sin is pro. found, the sorrow unfathomable. Yet there is not total darkness. There is twilight; but all the Divine yearning is, that the twilight may brighten into noon. II. THE NATURE OF THIS DIVINE UNREST. It is not chiefly that of indignation at wrong, but it is the unrest of anxiety for others, the unrest of pity. It is — 1. Unselfish. 2. Universal. Even God will share it. III. THE MANIFESTATION OF THIS DIVINE UNREST. 1. In loud human proclamation of the truth. 2. In prayer to God. 3. In God's unrest, in which He gives Jesus to save and bless. Christ's piercing cry of grief, "O Jerusalem," utters the unrest in God. Learn — (1) The remedy for all the unrest of the universe. "Righteousness," "Salvation."(2) The opportunity good men have for communion with God. Be unhappy because of the sin and sorrow in the world. Have fellowship with Christ. Share the Divine unrest. (U. R. Thomas, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. |
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