The Lord will teach us his Law from Jerusalem, and we will obey him. He will settle arguments between nations. They will pound their swords and their spears into rakes and shovels; they will never make war or attack one another. People of Israel, let’s live by the light of the Lord. Isaiah 2:1-5
Readings:
Psalm 72,
Isaiah 2:1-5
1 John 4:7-12
Isaiah 2:1-5
1 John 4:7-12
Reflection
Having been born after Christ’s death and resurrection we look back and realise that Isaiah’s prophecy about the coming Kingdom is the Kingdom we are in now. I wonder if those to whom Isaiah wrote had any grasp of the future reality of the picture he was describing. Reading around these passages, you will hear a message of great judgments coming on God’s people because of their continued living in sin. But wait: He also promises this great hope that in the latter days, the mountain of the house of the Lord (where God dwells) shall be established as a placevisible to all and to which all the nations will come. There is great hope! Could Isaiah actually have some idea that God would not only dwell with His people, but that all the nations of the world would come and yield their weapons of war to Him in surrender? It doesn’t stop there either. What happens to the weapons of war? They are redeemed into tools for ploughing and cultivating. What was once used for violence will now be taken and used to encourage growth and health and maturity with visions of loving relationships. Instead of fighting, the nations will now be seeking to tend to and lovingly care for all of God’s creation in order to honour Him and bring great glory to His Name. So friends, let us not be afraid to plough and to plant, for we shall reap in joy!
O come all you faithful, come to rejoice and adore, come and know God.
Prayer
God of Strength and comfort,
I need your courage.
You offer to make firm the knees that are weak, and there are many weak through war and conflict.
Give me strength where I am weak and help to
redeem even the most difficult situations. Thank you for the hope of healing I have in you. Amen
You offer to make firm the knees that are weak, and there are many weak through war and conflict.
Give me strength where I am weak and help to
redeem even the most difficult situations. Thank you for the hope of healing I have in you. Amen
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