Daughters of Zion

One of the many waterfalls

I was standing in the kitchen the other morning, and the phone rang. When I picked up the phone, I was greeted by the voice of dear Uncle Roger, a wise older gentleman with a knowledge and understanding of God that few people possess. "Is this the Daughter of Zion? The beautiful pillar in the palace of the Lord?"

Those words totally made my whole day.

Fast forward a few days, to yesterday. I decided I was going to go on a walk at about 5:00 that evening, and went to one of my favorite places, only discovered that day: A little place on a hunting trail about 1/2-3/4 of a mile from the Campbell's home, so peaceful and serene, complete with a waterfall.
Guys, I LOVE. LOVE. Love. Waterfalls. Like, so so so much. I could literally do nothing but stare at a waterfall for at LEAST an hour.

Anyway.

I was laying on the makeshift bridge/board walk over the trickle that is fed by aforementioned waterfall, and started reading from Isaiah. I started in chapter 49, and by the time I was half way through the chapter, I was reading it out loud. I read out loud until I got to 51:1, and I almost started crying I was so overwhelmed and excited and just filled with pure joy.
Isaiah 51:1 and 3-
"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: look to the rock from which you were hewn , and to the quarry from which you were dug... 3 For the LORD comforts ZION; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song."

Uncle Roger spoke into my life, reminding me that I am as the daughter of Zion in the Old Testament. See, Zion does not refer to any particular person, but rather a metaphor for Jerusalem and Israel. Daughter of Zion refers to the loving, Father/child relationship God has with His people. Having been grafted in as a child of God, I get to take part in the special relationship! What an honor, a privilege, to be a child of the King and a daughter of Zion!