And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;
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… who would bring peace into the land. Or I think of these words in Isaiah chapter 11, verses three and four, delight the king that they yearn for would delight in fearing the Lord. He won't judge by appearances nor decide by hearsay. He will judge the needy with righteousness. There it is with compassion. and empathy and care for them and decide with equity for those who suffer in the land. That's the kind of king they were yearning for and hoping for. This became a part of the messianic hope of the people of God. And I think what I consider politics today or what it looks like in America and other parts of the world, it's part of what I pine for today as well. I don't care if you're Republican or Democrat, that really doesn't matter to me. There are things I think Democrats say and do that I think are right and things Republicans say and do that I think are right. And I think each of them play an important role in our society, but it doesn't matter to me whether you're Republican or Democrat. …
… It was Jesus. Isaiah 11 verses 1 and 10 says, And there shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. Verse 10, And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, who shall stand as a banner to the people, for the Gentiles shall seek him, and his resting place or land shall be glorious. Remember what that resting place is? Remember that place? Zion. Look at you. You're amazing. Let's all stand for the last verse. Last verse. In fact, let's raise our hands for the last verse. I can't believe I made it. We have three minutes and 30 seconds left. That should, any unbelievers, that should prove to you there's a God in heaven. Now, hey, how about if we do this? You want to repeat this? This is unrehearsed, so be nice. Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. …
Isaiah gives a lot of other wonderful aspects of the kingdom we don't have time to look over, but we know that when the king comes, every knee will bow to him. All nations will see his glory. Perfect justice and fairness will reign. Righteousness and truth will dominate. Peace everywhere, economic blessing, long life, no wars, safety, joy, followed by a a new heaven and a new earth." That's what Paul is telling us by reaching back to these passages. But for a moment, let's consider them. First of all, just a footnote, I've been hearing some discussion about the fact that we as evangelicals have an urban mandate to, I don't know what, to redeem cities. You know what the urban mandate is? To proclaim judgment. That is the urban mandate. And if you want to know why I say that, go to Matthew chapter 11, and that's what Jesus did. Woe to you, Chorazin, woe to you, Bethsaida. It'll be better for Sodom and Gomorrah than it's going to be for you. …