Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 32:1-2 (New Living Translation)

1 Look, a righteous king is coming!
And honest princes will rule under him.
2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.

The prophet Isaiah is relaying a message from God to the people. A new king is coming one day. The new king will not bring military might or economic prosperity. No, the new king will bring righteousness—the state of being right with God.

With a righteous king will come princess—the dreaded middle managers, huh? No.

These princes of the righteous king will bring relief from life’s daily troubles. The harsh winds won’t tear my skin. Storms won’t rip my clothes and rip the roof from my home. There will be life-sustaining water to drink. There will be the relief of cool shade on a hot day.

Being right with God…today that is “no fun” as God just tells us things we shouldn’t do. No. That is a lie that our world has told itself for generations.

A righteous God brings relief from the pains of a harsh world. A righteous God brings middle managers who bring the relief that God gives. A righteous God brings righteousness into our lives.

Please, oh righteous King, come soon.