Celebrate The Coming Of Perfect Peace And Justice

Isaiah 9:5-7 - In that day of peace, battle gear will no longer be issued. Never again will uniforms be bloodstained by war. All such equipment will be burned.  For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. And the government will rest on his shoulders. These will be his royal titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  His ever expanding, peaceful government will never end. He will rule forever with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David. The passionate commitment of the LORD Almighty will guarantee this!

 

Isaiah’s words were literal. He prophesied the coming of the Messiah….a small baby come into the world to bring peace and justice.  He may have had a different vision in those days of how this baby would grow and become an earthly king….but he knew the words he spoke were coming true in some lifetime.

 

Those of us that have read the story of his life….death….and resurrection still wait for this time of perfect peace.  We long for those that have been assigned to protect us to come home on a permanent basis….never to don the uniform again. We cry tears on this special day that we celebrate the sacrifice of those that gave their life to give us the freedom to worship God whenever we want. We celebrate the blessing God has placed on this country….even though we still see much pain…suffering…and injustice at times.

 

I don’t believe we have to wait for Revelation to happen to see the perfect peace that Isaiah speaks of here. I believe that we have access to it if we have accepted God into our heart.  Paul speaks of it in Philippians 4:7… “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”  For me…that means that I can tap into the perfect peace and justice that Isaiah foretold right now….with the help of the Holy Spirit Jesus left to be our guide.

 

Father…thank you for the reminder that even though I see war and pain around me daily…there is coming a time when you will end all pain and tears.  You will retire all military needs and place perfect peace and justice in its place.  I thank you on this anniversary of our wonderful America for all that gave their lives to give me religious freedom. I thank you for all those that are currently somewhere besides their comfy homes because they chose to serve their country and protect that freedom.  Bless them father…and let them and the family that misses them so much feel your perfect peace for a time today.Amen.