Good Morning Friends,
“A shoot will come up from the stump of
Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will
rest on him -- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel
and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD -- and he
will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with
his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he
will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the
earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his
lips he will slay the wicked. Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness
the sash around his waist.” (Isaiah 11:1-5)
Isaiah continues his prophetic word about the
coming Messiah in this passage. Jesse is the father of King David, so this is
another word about the One who would come through David’s family line. This
passage speaks of the character He will bring to the leadership of His kingdom.
For judgment, the Lord does not rely upon
just what He sees and hears, not just upon what can be discerned outwardly. He
goes beyond that to look deep into the heart of men and women. He sees motives
and intents. He doesn’t just see the way things turn out, but the way we wanted
them to turn out. He sees desires and dreams. In perfect justice and perfect
righteousness, He judges. There are no false motivations or uncertainties in
Him, only perfect knowledge and perfect justice.
God’s Kingdom is a realm in which we don’t have
to worry about the selfishness of the King nor His less-than-perfect
motivations. A King we can trust. A Kingdom perfectly ruled. That’s what is
offered in following Jesus.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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