VOD: verse of the day

God Rejoices over YOU!!

As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
Isaiah 62:5

Many people may have a verse or quote placed at the end of their e-mails, this is found at the end of all mine. This is a verse I want to reflect on daily, because of the abundant meanings the word rejoice can make one feel. What does it mean to you when you hear that God rejoices over you??? Some definitions of rejoice and it's root word joy are: 1feel happiness or joy, 2be ecstatic with joy, 3A source or an object of pleasure or satisfaction, 4feeling of extreme gratification aroused by something good. While these definitions are good I don' think that they can fully capture what is being said in this verse.
First of all it helps to understand that Jesus is our bridegroom and we, the church, are His bride. When I first found this verse, the most important thing to me was that the bridegroom rejoices over the bride...Jesus rejoices over me! Jesus is my groom and no man will ever be able to love and rejoice over me as He does. While I hope someday there is one man that will come close, I find an amazing comfort in knowing that I'm already in the Hands of the One who can Love me the Best. As you see, being rejoiced over to me easily converts to being loved.
In the second half of this verse we see that God rejoices over us, God the Father. To have any parent or guardian figure rejoice over you demonstrates their insurmountable pride of you. However, to have a Father, head of the household, to be proud of you is a feeling of no other. Knowing this is an encouragement to do better, a peace in uncertainty, a love when your heart aches, a comfort during troubles...it can go on and on...

posted by Tamara @ 12:09 PM