“The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give.
You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

“You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;

“I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord, the praiseworthy acts of the Lord, because of all that the Lord has done for us, and the great favor to the house of Israel that he has shown them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

“For he said, ‘Surely they are my people, children who will not deal falsely;’ and he became their savior in all their distress.

“It was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.” ~ Isaiah 62: 1 – 4 & Isaiah 63: 7- 9

 

A Reading from Isaia

These “readings” are read during chapel services in the Second Advent Church. This is a very short one, but a meaningful one. Let us analyze what it says and means.

Your Vindication

The “your” in this quote refers to anyone practicing true spiritual growth and development. It is not limited to a specific person, nation, or religion. Those who practice spiritual development while in the material world may not see any vindication here, but they will when they pass on to the spiritual world.

Crown of Beauty

Many people don’t know that the wearing of a gold crown originated with some ancient high priests who wore such crows as a symbol that they were one with the sun, specifically, the Spiritual Sun. Monarchs copied the idea to show that they had authority, though they may not have been one with the Sun as those high priests were. In this case, though, the crown is of light, not gold. Crowns of gold are but imitations of the halos of Light that the overly materialistic cannot see.

Desolate Land

At times and places in the past and present, spiritual people who didn’t embrace materialism were pushed out of prime real estate and forced to reside in less desirable areas. This is predicting the coming Golden Age of Enlightenment when the spiritual will rule and be held in high esteem once more. And, of course,  the spiritual people are always held in high esteem in Heaven, even when not on Earth.