Peace Found in Jesus' Restoration

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Scripture: Isaiah 11:6-10

And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little boy will lead them.  Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox.  The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.  They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.  Then in that day The nations will resort to the root of Jesse, Who will stand as a signal for the peoples; And His resting place will be glorious.

Insights: Today’s verses conclude our theme this week regarding peace.  Today’s focus is on the Lord’s restorative nature on all of creation.  Look at these images in today’s verses regarding lions and oxen, cobras and children, and even cows and bears.  They are no longer at war with each other.  They are living at perfect peace with each other just as they had before the fall in the Garden of Eden.  The Lord perfectly restores creation back to what it ought to have always been.  The difference between the first garden and the eternal dwelling of the redeemed is the absolute death of sin.  In eternity future there is absolutely no longer a battle with the old sin nature of man.  Jesus Christ paid the price required in His death to abolish the power of sin forever.  This future day is one for which I personally long.  We have looked at four other aspects regarding peace in our lives from the Savior this week.  This final thought ought to give us peace on its merits alone.  To know there is not a future sin-filled pain gives me a great deal of peace.  May the Lord be brought glory for His ever faithful goodness and eternal peace.

Questions:

 1. Do you ever ponder your transformation from a sin stained life to a completely restored glorious life?

 2. Do you ever express gratitude to the Lord for your future restoration?

Prayer: Father, thank You for the restoring work you are doing in my life right now, but I thank You even more for my future restoration in glory.  I long for that day of perfect redemption.  Amen.

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