FASCINATION FULFILLED IN GOD

Satan did not invent the idea of pleasure. He counterfeited it and uses it to destroy the human heart. God has granted us the capacity to sense pleasure—physical, emotional and mental pleasure. But the most profound of the God-given pleasures is found in the realm of spiritual pleasure. Spiritual pleasures reso- nate in us at a deeper level than any of the others. When God the Holy Spirit reveals God the Son to us, our spirit resonates within us. This is the greatest experience of delight and satisfac- tion available to the human race. This revelation of God that is by God allows us to experience “divine entertainment.” Only God is equipped to satisfy in such a way. The Holy Spirit will take the things of Jesus and give them to us (John 16:14).

God points us toward a day when all this wondering and

searching will be fulfilled in its totality. Our longing for fascina- tion will be completely realized. Isaiah 4:2 is one of my favorite Old Testament prophecies for God’s people at the end of the age. God promised to cause the human heart to be awestruck with Jesus, that “In that day, the Branch of the LORD [Jesus] shall be beautiful and glorious” (Isaiah 4:2). Five times in Scripture, the prophets call the Messiah the “Branch of the Lord,” and it is a term used for the Messiah in His humanity. Of course, this is Jesus, the second Person of the Trinity. Isaiah was writing of the beauty of God being revealed in the Person of Jesus to the nations of Earth. This revelation of Jesus will fascinate the hearts of God’s people.

Isaiah gave another well-known prophecy of Jesus’ beauty being seen by all. “Your eyes will see the King in His beauty” (Isaiah 33:7). Jesus is beautiful beyond comprehension and there is coming a day when we shall see Him in all His revealed beau- ty. A lifetime of longing—seventy, eighty, a hundred years—will suddenly be fulfilled as we gaze upon our Maker and Redeemer. As the seraphim attest, we will never grow bored with gazing upon Him. What begins in initial fascination will grow and de- velop. What all the abilities of mankind could not aspire to do, God will do in fullness for all eternity—He will truly fascinate our hearts. He will put Himself on display, the essence of beau- ty, the perfection of splendor and magnificence. Jesus’ name is called “Wonderful” because He alone can fill the hearts of His people with wonder. The eternal confession of the redeemed will be, “He is Wonderful.”

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given…His name will be called Wonderful… (Isaiah 9:6)

The pleasures of God and the comprehension of His maj- esty go far beyond our ability to imagine. Even here on Earth we regularly see things we couldn’t have dreamed would be so beautiful. It’s not uncommon to hear people, who have heard about it for decades, standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon,

say, “I had no idea…” If an earthly canyon, a creation of God, can inspire such awe, then how can we even begin to imagine the beauty of that Creator Himself?

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