Truth and Safety will Come Isaiah 32:1-8

I. A Different Kind of Relief vs. 1 “…righteousness and…justice.” “He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. He held fast to the LORD and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses. 2 Kings 18:3,5-6

I. A Different Kind of Relief vs. 1 “…righteousness and…justice.” When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan. Proverbs 29:2 NLT

I. A Different Kind of Relief vs. 1 “…righteousness and…justice.” “You have to make a choice of being clever or a person of character.” (paraphrase) John Maxwell

I. A Different Kind of Relief vs. 1 “…righteousness and…justice.” Shelter from the wind Refuge from the storm Stream in the desert Shadow of a great rock

II. A Change in Understanding vs. 5 “No longer…” fool - senseless, especially of the man who has no perception of ethical and religious claims, and with collateral idea of ignoble, disgraceful; especially of religious and moral insensibility. Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

II. A Change in Understanding vs. 5 “No longer…” “But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.” Luke 12:20-21 “The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.” Proverbs 10:18 “A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.” Proverbs 18:2

II. A Change in Understanding vs. 5 “No longer…” scoundrel - 1. an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain. 2. mean or base in nature; villainous; dishonorable.

III. An Approach that Succeeds vs.8 “…the noble…stand…” Hubert Harriman on the rivers in Bolivia

Things to remember Jesus is our shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, a refreshing stream, and mighty rock that offers shade from the harshest light. The dire problems of our culture or any culture will not be solved by more government programs, more entertainment or more education, or sinful living – the satisfaction needed is for the spirit to be satiated – quenched and filled – Jesus is the living water and the mana come down from heaven. The noble learns to navigate the hazards of this life by biblical spiritual discernment.