Posts are the original thoughts and writings of Rev. Kelly Bates Oglesby
You will not now be named, She who is given up; and your land will no longer be named, The waste land: but you will have the name, My pleasure is in her, and your land will be named, Married: for the Lord has pleasure in you, and your land will be married. Isaiah 62:4 (BBE version)
Thou shalt no more be termed, Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed, Desolate: but thou shalt be called, My delight is in her, and thy land, Married; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. Isaiah 62:4 (Darby)
We are no longer known as those foraken, abandoned, or unwanted people. We are now known as daughters of the King of KINGS. Our land repreents our existence, our purpose in being alive, that which we do to survive...is no longer known as depraved, despised, or desperate. Our existence, our purpose, and all that we do is now married to God.
Our covenant relationship with God changes our identity and purpose. Live a life that is divinely delightful, we are called to a fellowship with God. We are no longer whatever identity or name people understood us to be before salvation, we are now holy for He is holy.
1 Peter 2:1-3 So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.
Daily walk as people of God, people with a godly identity and purpose. We may need to reevaulate certain behaviors, relationships, and activities and some things will have to change. However, there is nothing we will sacrifice that will equate to the sacrifice Christ Jesus made for us on Calvary.
