There has been a lot of buzz lately about a certain monarch reigning for 70 years.
So when I read Isaiah 62:3, it got my wheels turning.
You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord
And a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
Isaiah 62:3
This metaphor is about Israel.
You know, Israel.
The unfaithful, ungrateful, wicked one.
Sounds a lot like me.
But neither of us stays that way.
He makes beauty from devastation.
He turns us into gems:
Priceless, treasured, awe-inspiring.
But what really caught my eye is where this crown is.
You see, right now, Queen Elizabeth’s crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London.
They haven’t been stolen since 1671.
Pretty good record.
But not perfect.
And who knows when someone will steal them again, or a natural disaster destroys them?
They will eventually burn up.
In contrast, we are kept eternally safe.
Not under glass and guard,
But in His hand.
“My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
John 10:29-30
Praise God not only for gloriously saving us, but for keeping us.
A crown in His All-mighty hand.
