Isaiah 32:9-20

These verses in Isaiah refer a time before Christ’s incarnation as well as the day when he will establish his throne on this earth. And we should find hope and encouragement in this promise. I do, anyway. There is hope of a better life, a life to come, and it is part of what keeps me going each day. I have something to live toward; something to look forward to. When Christ Jesus returns, he will reign righteousness and justice(Isaiah 9:7; 32:1, Jeremiah 23:5) and there will be peace in the land forever (Isaiah 32:17).

But what about now? It is often discouraging and frustrating and depressing when I look around me at the world I live in and see evil and sinfulness running rampant; and injustice seems to prevail. I feel as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow felt when he penned these words to his poem, Christmas Bells:

"And in despair I bowed my head;

'There is no peace on earth,' I said;

'For hate is strong,

And mocks the song

Of peace on earth, good-will to men.'"

Pause for a moment and reflect on what it would feel like to live in a land full of peace, quietness, and trust.

In a fast paced, chaotic, and evil world, I would love to experience this more than ever. And yet we can. Verse 15 of this chapter says, “Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high…” Did this not happen at Pentecost (Acts 2)?

However the world and the Evil one is or has been or will treat you, remember that as Christians, God’s has given you His Spirit (1 John 4:13) and when trials, tribulations, and raging storms come, in Christ you can experience peace, quietness, and trust forever.