Isaiah 32:1-20 - A king will reign in righteousness and princes will rule in justice. This opening line from chapter 32 highlights both the hand of God at work and the sinfulness of humanity. Even now, through all forms of government we see some level of justice in our lives. God's hand is at work through these systems to curb sin in the world. Yet Isaiah's statement here also points out that sinful humanity means we hope for something even better. A time will come when a king, or more likely, the king will reign in righteousness. And princes, governments, leaders will rule in justice. 17And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
Revelation 4:1-11 - What a powerful vision of all creation's worship of Jesus. Take a moment to consider some of the images here. First is the reality that the 24 elders (likely representing all humanity) are bowing down and worshipping, but so is the whole creation. Jesus' words that the stones will cry out it is not just hyperbole. There is also some symbolism from the Old Testament here: a rainbow (God's promise to Noah), a calmed sea (God's taming of an otherwise chaotic thing), and the four living creatures (see Ezekiel). As we continue deeper into Revelation we see that the premise still holds, Jesus is lord of all and in control of all things.
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