Why do believers live with such hope despite the difficulty in the world? When we see on the news every day the the world is going to hell in a hand basket, why is it that believers can live with such hope that they have joy in their hearts and a skip in their steps, despite the ugliness in the world? Perhaps Isaiah's prophecy can shed some light on the answer. Note what Isaiah says will happen when Christ finally reigns on high:
Isaiah 11:5-9
Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins,
And faithfulness the belt about His waist.
And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little boy will lead them.
Also the cow and the bear will graze,
Their young will lie down together,
And the lion will eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra,
And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.
They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea.
In the second to the last line of this section note that is says, "For the earth will be full of the knowledge of The Lord." The believers hope is not based upon some factious-man-made-belief but rather the fact that when Christ truly reigns all the earth will be filled with the "knowledge" of The Lord. That knowledge will allow the world to live in perfect harmony. This section begins by talking about the "righteousness" of The Lord as His belt. "Faithfulness" is around His waist. And, when the knowledge of God is in the hearts of man there is a change in behavior. Believers have great hope because God is going to restore perfect harmony on the earth. All the hatred, murder, war, conflict, deception, etc, will be replaced with Christ's righteousness, faithfulness and the full knowledge of Him. With that in our hearts and minds, why not live in hope despite the crud we see every day?
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