Today's Passage: Isaiah 32-33

These two chapters of Isaiah are in the middle of a section where he is prophesying about the judgment and blessing that will come when Jesus returns.  In chapter 33 Isaiah paints a detailed picture of what both of these will look like.  What we should gain by reading this is a better understanding of God's perfect justice.  God has promised multiple times throughout scripture that we will all face judgment.  However as these verses describe there will be two very different verdicts given to people.  One will be the verdict of guilt and it will be given to those who are treacherous and destructive.  The other will be the verdict of innocents and it will be given to those who abide and trust solely in the Lord.  As Christians we understand that the only way to achieve a verdict of innocents is to believe and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. 

If you have made the commitment to follow Christ then these verses should fill you with hope and thanksgiving toward the the Lord.  It should also break your heart for those who have not yet put their trust solely in the Lord.  Much like the prophesies found in Revelation, these prophesies should be a source of great motivation to fulfill the great commotion found in Matthew 28:18-20:

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."