29-Jan-15

Look, a righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him. Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it. Even the hotheads will be full of sense and understanding. Those who stammer will speak out plainly. Isaiah 32:1-4A righteous ruler and his honest princes are like streams of water in the thirsty desert. Each time a dishonest, corrupt and lying ruler comes to power, the people suffer.  There is no where to hide from the tentacles of evil.  Everyone, even those who cannot speak plainly understand truth and justice.  Our history books are filled with rulers who reigned with terror and injustice.We speak of physical kingdoms, yet there is another realm — the spiritual — where truth and justice reign.  The Righteous Ruler is the Shepherd of all who come to Him.  His power and glory emanate from his great love for everyone who who chooses to believe and have faith in Him.He came to this earth, announced and proclaimed by the angels.  Those who know Him, believe.  Each one knows, believes that Jesus is the Son of God, our Messiah.  He conquered death through his resurrection.  He was taken up to Heaven in a cloud of glory.  And this same Jesus will come again to gather those who believe in His Arms.  A ribbon of faith in Jesus binds together those who believed through the ages and continue to believe.The mystery of our faith is a wonder.  I wonder how Jesus can love me, a sinner, unclean?  He died for me, He lives that I might live.  Is it any wonder that I love Him?Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory. I Timothy 3:16