The King's Majesty

Especially delightful is reading familiar passages of the Christmas Season and gleaning new gems of truth.  I never really know where my mind will go but one year a February 2000 morning in Israel came to mind, and the announcement our tour bus was moving through the Plain of Sharon.  That morning, I was already dazed at a breathtaking view of the Mediterranean, but then to be traveling through the Garden of Palestine … well, it was almost too much!

 

The Prophet Isaiah wrote, “The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose and the autumn crocus. It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the Excellency of [Mount] Carmel and [the Plain] of Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty and splendor and Excellency of our God.” (35:1-2).  Do we not know the sweet promise spring brings of warmth to cold and barren days of winter.  Christ is [symbolically] that Rose of which Isaiah wrote – the Majesty, Splendor, Excellency of The Father.  Peter reminds us, “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His Majesty.” (2 Peter 1:16).  What an amazing parallel of Sharon’s rose to the Majesty of the Newborn King!  What a beautiful reference and way to view The Messiah.  Let us meet bow humbly and worship The King.