Isaiah 11-12 The Do-Over

Here's the HOPE!  "A new branch will grow from a stump of a tree; so a new king will come from the family of Jesse.  The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon that king ..."  That's our Jesus coming back to rule in power!  

This is His second coming.  It continues, "At His command evil people will be punished, and by His words the wicked will be put to death."  That certainly didn't happen when He walked the earth before.

I've always loved verses 6-9.  They take us back to the way the world was at Creation -- the peace of the Garden of Eden before man's sin fundamentally altered all of Creation.  There will be perfect peace.  Even predators will be changed into vegetarians, and snakes will no longer have enmity with humans.  What causes this change?  "Because the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord ..."

God will also remove all impediments from the path's that lead us back to Him.  Isaiah included praise to God for this:  "I praise You, Lord!  You were angry with me, but You are not angry with me now!  You have comforted me.  God is the One who saves me; I will trust Him and not be afraid."

Father, what a time that will be!  We'll see the world as You intended it , sin-free and perfect.  Thank You for the do-over!

Your brother in Christ,

Gary Ford