Isaiah 62:1

‘For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.’ (Isaiah 62:1)

Let’s have righteousness that goes forth as brightness! That is, not just a passive righteousness, as such. Not just, ‘I do what’s right when it comes around’. It’s an active choice of getting out there and doing righteousness – caring for the sick, poor, needy, hungry, lost, homeless. Turning away from evil, doing justice, working hard at everything. All these things that we hear a lot of from different sectors of the community, we need to do them all, so that we can shine forth our righteousness as brightness! But what’s more, this is proof of our salvation – ‘her salvation as a lamp that burns’. The world needs to know that we are saved. That we are different, because we practice righteousness. We need to shine! But who is it that shines? Certainly not us, but Jesus through us!