以賽亞注意當代現況的時候，幾乎沒有什麼認同之處，空洞的禮儀、毫無意義的禁食、破裂的關係成為全國靈命的特徵。以賽亞瞥見榮耀的未來正在等候上帝百姓的情景，正如看見夏天裡大雷雨之後的第一道陽光一般！這天將在黑暗掃盡、痛苦結束來臨，「不再聽到強暴的事」(賽60：18)，同時救恩的喜信要傳遍整個錫安，原本荒涼的地方會有人煙、繁榮興旺，對上帝終究不曾撇棄百姓的讚美，遠達世界各個角落，榮耀還是取代了痛苦。

        你曾經築過一座橋嗎？(可能沒有！)你曾經築過一座屬靈的橋嗎？(但願如此！)舊約裡的祭司受命要確實的在聖潔的上帝與罪惡的人類之間築起一座橋，祭司無休無止的獻祭，以動物的血遮蓋全國的罪愆，是為築橋工程。
        以色列蒙上帝揀選，成為上帝與列國之間的築橋者，以她忠誠的生活方式表現出上帝要賞賜那些「尋求祂的人」 (來11：6)。
        今天，同樣性質的任務已經臨到你了！身為基督徒，你要在這個是非不明的世上作鹽，在黑暗的世代中作光，成為帶領百姓歸回上帝的祭司(太5：13－14：彼前2：9)。
        把今天當作一個難得的機會，可以在迷失的罪人與慈愛的上帝之間築一座橋，也許你不能在一天之中就蓋好一座橋，但你可以用你的言談舉止以及對別人的真心關切做為一切重要步驟的開始。
        築橋，需要時間，要付代價──但，值得你去從事！

舊約中的榮耀，新約中的榮耀！
        拿一本聖經翻到以賽亞書六十章，再拿另一本聖經翻到啟示錄二十一章，看看這兩頁充滿榮耀的篇章裡，你能找到多少相似之處？差不多有十二處呢！

真心關切別人所造成的影響是有福的！

English

        As Isaiah looks at his contemporary situation, there is little to commend it. Empty ritual, meaningless fasts, and broken fellowship mark the spiritual life of the nation. But like the first rays of sunlight after a summer storm, Isaiah catches a glimpse of the glorious future awaiting the people of God. A day is coming when darkness will he swept away, affliction will cease, "violence shall no more be heard" (60:18), and the glad tidings of saivation shall be proclaimed throughout Zion. The desolate land shall be inhabited and prosperous, prompting praise to the ends of the earth that God has not forsaken His people after all. Groaning has indeed given way to glory.

        Have you ever built a bridge? (Probably not.) Have you ever built a spiritual bridge? (Hopefully so.)
        The priest in the Old Testament was instructed to do precisely that: build a bridge between holy God and sinful mankind. He did it through the offering of endless sacrifices, the blood of animals to cover the sins of a nation.
        The nation of Israel was selected by God to be a bridge-builder to surrounding nations, to show by her lifestyle of faith that God rewards those "that diligently seek him" (Hebrews 11:6).
        And the same job description has been passed down to you! As a Christian, you are to be .salt in a bland world, light in the midst of darkness, and a priest bringing people back to God (Matthew 5:13-14; 1 Peter 2:9).
        Think of today as a unique opportunity to build a bridge between a lost sinner and his loving God. Perhaps you can't build an entire bridge in a single day, but you can begin that all-important process by your speech, conduct, and genuine concern in the life of another.
        Bridge-building. It's time-consuming, costiy—and worth whatever it takes!

Glory in the Old, Glory in the New —
        With one Bible open to Isaiah 60, and another to Revelation 21, see how many similarities you can find between those two glory-filled chapters. There are nearly a dozen!

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving soul on another.