Isaiah 11

 "A shoot will come from the stump of Jesse..."

"The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And He will delight in the fear of the Lord"

"Then in that day The nations will resort to the root of Jesse"

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The Psalmist (34:19) said "the righteous will have many troubles but the Lord delivers him from them all" 

If we are faithful, we will not be destroyed by our trouble...that's a promise. Therefore, we should not fear. Furthermore, we are told that when these days of trouble pass a new reality will be ushered in; a reality that will witness God in command. He will judge fairly and wisely.

I realize this may see a long way off...but it may not be.

Even so, "when" is not our concern. Our concern is remaining faithful until that time arrives.

"And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant of His people who will be left". Think about it. Not only is Christ returning to make things right, we won't have any difficulty figuring out how to join him. The road out of our troubled existence...into a new world of peace and hope...will be a superhighway...with an "on-ramp" wherever one of God's faithful happens to be dwelling.

Live boldly out there today...