Zechariah 9:16-17 (ESV Strong's)
On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as the flock of his people;
for like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.
For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.
We Are His Crown Jewel
In this portion of Zachariah he is prophesying about the future day when Jesus will rule the heavenly and earthly kingdoms ... first in the heart and then in heaven and on earth. He states that He will so rescue mankind that man will be the “jewel of a crown” before the world around them. It is important for the believer to know that God certainly saved us from hell and from paying for our own sin on our own. But, it is also important to realize that the ultimate reason for salvation was not for our comfort or vanity. The reason for man being saved was to be a jewel in God’s crown. Somehow man constantly turns salvation into something about man. But, in the above passage God is clear that the reason to save man from himself and the destruction of other men and from the weight of sin, we so that God would be glorified. Note:
Isaiah 62:3 (ESV Strong's)
You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
1 Peter 2:9 (ESV Strong's)
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Yes, we can rejoice in what God’s salvation did for us. But, we have to remember, that the entire point of redemption history is the glorification of God, not the pleasantness of man.
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