The text set for reading and meditation supports our trust and confidence in our future, as we stand on an unshakeable rock [Isaiah 9:2-7, NLT]: “The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.
You will enlarge the nation of Israel, and its people will rejoice. They will rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest and like warriors dividing the plunder. For you will break the yoke of their slavery and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders. You will break the oppressor’s rod, just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.
The boots of the warrior and the uniforms bloodstained by war will all be burned.They will be fuel for the fire.
For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!”
I think Selwyn’s conclusion captures a part of his passionate belief in God’s eternal kingdom: “The ages have tested the foundations on which men have built, and only one has proved solid and dependable – the Kingdom of God. From the depths of my heart I give thanks that I belong to the one kingdom that cannot be shaken. And so, I hope, do you.”
No dead ends
The text set for reading and meditation supports our trust and confidence in our future, as we stand on an unshakeable rock [Isaiah 9:2-7, NLT]: “The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.
You will enlarge the nation of Israel, and its people will rejoice. They will rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest and like warriors dividing the plunder. For you will break the yoke of their slavery and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders. You will break the oppressor’s rod, just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.
The boots of the warrior and the uniforms bloodstained by war will all be burned.They will be fuel for the fire.
For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!”
I think Selwyn’s conclusion captures a part of his passionate belief in God’s eternal kingdom: “The ages have tested the foundations on which men have built, and only one has proved solid and dependable – the Kingdom of God. From the depths of my heart I give thanks that I belong to the one kingdom that cannot be shaken. And so, I hope, do you.”