Proclaiming Peace and Salvation

“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those whobring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaimsalvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” (Isaiah 52:7).

We do not normally think of feet as beautiful. Why are thesefeet different? They are carrying a voice that proclaims good news, peace, goodtidings, salvation, and the reign of God. The apostle Paul quotes this text inRomans 10:15 right after a series of questions.

"‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will besaved.’ How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And howcan they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hearwithout someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they aresent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring goodnews!’” (Romans 10:13-15).

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