How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”  

Isaiah 52:7

I love this picture!  When things in the valley of life seem confused we need to see ourselves as mountain people, so to speak.  Sure, we live in the valleys of struggling humanity, but we also, by the grace of our saving God, dance on the mountains from which all that is happening below is made evident because we see from above.  We happily gain perspective when we rise above it all and begin to see things as God does.

But the primary reason for rising above has to do with the feet!  Not necessarily the head or the heart for that matter.  The beauty of these feet is that they “bring good news.”  They are Gospel feet, mission feet, moving about with the message of hope, Jesus is Savior and Lord. The ordinary feet become beautiful because they carry the most beautiful message imaginable – come to Jesus and be saved, live in Him and rejoice.

The message is of peace with God and neighbors, good news, and that salvation is for all who love and follow Jesus.

Isaiah lived in desperate times, Israel was fading as a nation and also fading as a servant of God.  Despair filled the air. Isaiah realized that but God helped him to rise above it all for a moment, to get things into perspective. He saw that Satan is not reigning, but God himself. This vision of reality burst forth from the heart of Isaiah and encouraged the people who were depressed and fearful.

So, in this Easter season, may our feet take us to where God wants us to go and may our proclamation be clear, “Your God reigns.”  It may be hard to believe but it is God who is speaking. We respond with a heartfelt “Amen.”