Psalm 27
Isaiah 4:2-6
Acts 11:1-18
Isaiah presents
one of the various pictures in the Old Testament of the eternally restored
Jerusalem, with the people resting in the shadow of God’s presence. There is no
need, no distress, only one of the purest depictions of peace found in the
Scriptures. But before that peace rules, it goes through a violent, fiery purge
erasing all trace of wickedness ever in the land. No memorials remain, no
landmarks to remind, only the ever-visible, sheltering presence of the Lord to
keep His people at peace.
Such a pretty
picture – eventually.
But why does
God have to park Himself over even these, the best, the ones written in the
book of life as the Great Chaperone in the Sky? How weak? How flawed are we
that only His unfaltering presence keeps us from harming one another.
Lord, help us
know peace. A better peace. Help us become a better peace.
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