"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of Him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace:that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation:
that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth" (Isa. 52:7).

"Behold upon the mountains the feet of Him that bringeth good tidings, that
publisheth peace!" (Nah. 1:15).

"How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! The joints of
thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning
workman" (Song 7:1).

We generally look for beautiful features in the face, and speak of
beautiful eyes, complexion, hair, or features; it is not customary to look at
the feet for beauty. But the Spirit of God in the above-quoted scriptures
speaks of beautiful feet, another instance that, "My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord" (Isa. 55:8).

As we realize that the prophets as led by the Spirit of God
are speaking of God’s beloved Son, what food for thought is afforded us
in the fact that it is His "beautiful feet" that are dwelt upon!
We read, and can never forget, "As many were astonished at Thee:His
visage was so marred more than any man and His form more than
the sons of men," and once we could see "no beauty that we
should desire him" (Isa. 52:14; 53:2). Now all is changed:

"His beauty shineth far above
Our feeble power of praise,
And we shall live and learn His love
Through everlasting days;"

Those beautiful feet show His walk and pathway here below, a path of
lowliness, holiness, meekness, cheerfulness, and service, at which even His enemies wondered, which
delighted God, for it was a path of perfect submission to His will,
and thrills our hearts. No wonder the Spirit of God could speak of
His beautiful feet! But His path led Him to the cross. Unwavering, unfaltering,
knowing what lay before Him, those beautiful feet went on to greater humiliation
and suffering. It was the only way He could bring good tidings and
publish peace. Let us never forget this, brethren.

The angel of the Lord said to the shepherds in the fields at
night, "Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be
to all people." And when he had given his message "a multitude of
the heavenly host praised God saying, Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward men" (Luke 2:10-14). Good tidings and peace
are linked together, brought to us and published to us by our blessed
Saviour, the result of the pathway of those beautiful feet. He could say
here on earth, "I do always those things that please Him;" "I came
to do the will of Him that sent Me;" and His expiring words
were, "It is finished." After His resurrection, making Himself known to His own
He said, "Behold My hands and My feet that it is I myself….and
when He had thus spoken, He showed them His hands and His feet"
(Luke 24:39, 40).

"Lo, the tokens of His passion,
Though in glory, still He bears;
Cause of endless exultation
To His ransomed worshippers."

But the beautiful feet of Him that bringeth good tidings are upon the
mountains. Spoken first to Israel, surely, the day is coming when those feet
shall stand upon the Mount of Olives (Zech. 14:4). They have trodden that
same mountain before. It was the last place, after His toilsome journey here,
where those beautiful feet rested ere He ascended to heaven. On that Mount
His disciples looked steadfastly up and beheld Him blessing them as He was
parted from them. They heard those words that have so long cheered His
own in their pathway here, "This same Jesus, which is taken up from
you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen
Him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11). He went, leaving His blessing; He comes
back to bless. Good tidings and peace for Israel as He comes, swiftly
and surely, upon the mountains, the cynosure of every eye, as their Deliverer.
Then the waste places of Jerusalem shall break forth and sing together when
the Lord comforts His people and redeems Jerusalem.

How precious in the light of all this is the scripture from Song
7:1. For here it is not the feet of the Lord that are
said to be beautiful, but He Himself says it of His redeemed people,
His bride:"How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter!" Attract-to
Him, and the expression of His heart to them, He beholds in His
people a desire to walk in His ways. Are not His eyes upon
us? Does He not see our walk? Can He now say of us,
"How beautiful are thy feet with shoes"? The shoes are of His providing;
it is the peace with Himself which gives peace as to all things
(Eph. 6:15). There should be a state which corresponds to the standing that
matchless grace has conferred upon us, a walk consistent with the precious truth
committed to our trust. May we be true Asherites, acceptable to our brethren,
with a foot dipped in oil -a walk in the power of the
Spirit. Accompanying this are the shoes of iron and brass, the power of
endurance as we walk here below (Deut.33:24,25). "How beautiful are thy feet with
shoes!" – the gift of His grace (Lk.15:22). 15:22).

And with a walk in the power of the Spirit, the joints of
the thighs are likened to "jewels, the work of the hands of a
cunning workman." The jeweled movement of a timepiece ensures perfect harmony; each part
works in coordination. The workman who has made it has fitted each part
with one end in view – that they may work in harmony together.
We too are the work of a cunning Workman – "We are His
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them" (Eph. 6:10). May we thus follow with
"beautiful feet" in His footsteps, maintaining a consistent walk here for Him, and
thus be found to His praise, honor and glory.     R. S. Stratton. (H.
& F. 1928)