Isaiah 33:22 states,
"For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our
king; it is he who will save us."
In the birth of Jesus, we see God's plan
unfolding as He becomes all that we need for salvation. He has become our
judge, demonstrating divine righteousness. As our lawgiver, Jesus embodies
God's perfect law, revealing the way to salvation. Lastly, He is our king,
ruling over our hearts and offering eternal salvation through His sacrificial
love.
I love this country and am thankful our
forefathers established three branches of government. Too often, however,
believers are led astray by the lure and lie that our hope and faith should
rest in those bodies. Or that trusting in one more victory at the ballot box
will set things aright. This is a lie of Satan. He would have us believe that
our hope should be placed in institutions, or inspiring leaders, or even
hallowed documents like the Constitution. The Bible (and history) teaches us,
however, that all those things can and will fail and falter. This verse reminds
us that in a world shaped by human laws and systems, our ultimate judge,
lawgiver, and king is God.
Just as God's plan of salvation unfolded in the
birth of Jesus, we are called to share the redemptive message to a lost world.
Our charge is to remind those around us that there is no salvation outside of
Christ, there is no peace without His presence, there is no justice without His
law, and there is no purpose or direction except through the Word. Let us each
carry this message of the hope of Christ into this new year, and God bless you
all in this Christmas season.
