The Beautiful Community

TAKEAWAY: Isaiah’s vision of a worldwide mission in chapter 60 describes the nations being drawn to God’s people, bringing their gifts to the Lord. Foreign nations are attracted to the glory of the Lord reflected in the people, not to any inherent quality in Israel. Remarkably, as these diverse gifts flow into the community of worshippers, God uses them to enhance the beauty of the church. How does this passage cast a new vision for diversity? What must the church emphasize to have this same attractive quality?