The Lord Has Spoken
Whenever the Bible declares "Thus saith the Lord" or "The Lord has spoken" we should listen up and pay attention. We encounter this in our reading from Isaiah 25:6-9 this week.
6 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare
a feast of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
the best of meats and the finest of wines.
7 On this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations;
8 he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears
from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace
from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.
When a bereaved family asks me for a recommendation of an Old Testament passage to read during a funeral service for a loved one, this is almost always my first recommendation. Why? Because it, with great certainty, proclaims what God will do. It pulls back the curtain and gives us a glimpse of the fulfillment of God's work.
He will invite all who are in Christ to a great feast of victory.
He will destroy the shroud of death that covers and suffocates all people.
He will wipe away every tear from every face.
He will remove our disgrace.
The Lord has spoken. Thanks be to God!