His
Resting Place Will Be Glorious
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 might, the Spirit of
the knowledge and 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.
The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie
down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a
little child will lead them.
The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie
down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the
young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy
mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the
waters cover the sea.
In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner
for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be
glorious.
Isaiah
11:1-10
When we view heartwarming, unusual friendships, it can
remind us of the garden of Eden. Adam and Eve lived in harmony with God and
each other. And because God gave them plants for food, we can imagine even the
animals living in peace. Now in both human relationships and the creation, we
can see constant struggles and conflict.
God
can help us restore broken relationships and to develop new, unlikely
relationships.
Our
Daily Bread – February 9, 2018