January 1: Isaiah 62:1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like ...

... the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch.

Over and over the scriptures use images of light to indicate the presence and actions of God—sunlight, starlight, lamps, torches, dawn, fire, daytime, etc., etc. Here we are captured by the image of salvation as a burning torch—something everyone can see, everyone can know and recognize from a distance. Is our salvation out there like that? Our salvation is in the name of Jesus and he is our burning torch to the world.